This Is Why Your Holiday Travel Is Awful - POLITICO
The long, sordid history of New York’s Penn Station shows how progressives have made it too hard for the government to do big things—and why, belie...
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Amtrack - Why Train Tickets Cost So Much In America
Taking a train in the U.S. is often more expensive than flying and more expensive than intercity train systems in other developed countries, which ...
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Can this new privately funded train reshape transit in Florida? - Fast Company
Most transit in America is run by the government. In car-swamped south Florida, Brightline is trying a different model, with its high-speed trains ...
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Construction Costs: Metro Stations
It is relatively easy to come up with a database of urban rail lines and their construction costs per kilometer. Construction costs are public numb...
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Check Out the Cheaper, Greener Future of France’s High-Speed Trains - CityLab
Take a look at the trains that will modernize France’s rail fleet and prepare the national provider to take on its first-ever competitors.
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Why Public Transportation Works Better Outside the U.S. - CityLab
The widespread failure of American mass transit is usually blamed on cheap gas and suburban sprawl. But the full story of why other countries succe...
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Why US public transportation is so bad — and why Americans don’t care || Vox
How American mass transit measures up against the rest of the world’s.
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10 of the best scenic rail journeys in Europe | Travel | The Guardian
Nothing quite beats the romance of travelling on a steam train or shunting through mountains. These rides showcase Europe’s spectacular landscapes
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Americans Shouldn’t Have to Drive, but the Law Insists on It - The Atlantic
The automobile took over because the legal system helped squeeze out the alternatives. “As I detail in a forthcoming journal article, over the c...
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This Train Trip Hits Every Corner of America in a Week for Less Than $1000
Instead of taking a traditional vacation, make the most of your travel time by visiting every corner of America by train in just seven days.
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Why London’s Underground is in better post-pandemic shape than NYC’s subways
In both New York and London, core office districts have been empty for half a year. Both cities face a long, hard slog of recovery. But London has ...
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