Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agoIn 2022, this is what the United States spent on trains and cars lemmy.worldimagemessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up1513arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1506arrow-down1imageIn 2022, this is what the United States spent on trains and cars lemmy.worldDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square24linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·2 days agoNot wanting to critizise, but is there a breakdown of those numbers by ton/kilometers and people/kilometers? If roads transported 30 times more people and goods than trains, these numbers would basically OK.
minus-squareouthouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-22 days agoNo. This is what determines what goes where. How many miles there are. Where those miles go. How many goods get moved on them. Also, how much of that money did amtrak make back?
Not wanting to critizise, but is there a breakdown of those numbers by ton/kilometers and people/kilometers?
If roads transported 30 times more people and goods than trains, these numbers would basically OK.
No. This is what determines what goes where. How many miles there are. Where those miles go. How many goods get moved on them.
Also, how much of that money did amtrak make back?