evergreen16

Rail Transport: Why Can't We Learn from Europeans?

Good luck with building trains in US. Seattle is building light-rail and it takes more time than soviet era 5 year plans. And we're not talking about rail system similar to european - just few miles and two branches, that maybe done in 10 - 15 years, if there is no delay.
As redicules as that sounds, the worst thing is that the train is so slow, that it's slower than a bus on a rush hour today. Don't even ask about the price tag.
While in Europe, I see metro system connecting every part of the city any where you want to go, not just downtown like in US. Every year they extend the rails to many other parts of the city at fraction of the cost in US.
Something is very wrong here.
This of course is a huge disadvantage for US. Terrible transportation options leave us the only choice to sit in the traffic and polute like there is no tomorrow.
We need to stop and think.