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I'm assuming this is a north america centric viewpoint - there are plenty of places in europe and asia where rail is far more common and has societal/political favor.

Solving the last mile by having stores that get shipments near a local train station that serves both cargo and passenger needs, and using kei trucks for small local deliveries is definitely a different set of tradeoffs.




Huh? The US has the highest train cargo traffic in the world, followed by China and Russia [0]. Passenger train network is what is lacking.

On the other hand, trucks are very popular in Europe and Asia. 75% of land freight in Europe are by truck [1]

[0]-https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/highest-railway-cargo-tr...

[1] - https://www.acea.auto/fact/fact-sheet-trucks/




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