> the us is a freight rail country. passenger rails doubling up on the same rails as freight is what offsets the costs, and helps get cities to pay for maintenence on the rail lines that otherwise just pass *through* them with freight. shift to hsr, which requires dedicated rail lines, suddenly the cities aren't managing the freight lines. it becomes more expensive, and more cost prohibitive to stop along the way, so fewer freight stops are made as well. meaning trucking has to increase because now a lot of places need someone to truck their freight from two towns over where the rail stops. the first sentence was the only true thing you said. you dont know what you are talking about.
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