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#Rail travel is cool for so many reasons: 1. #Fastest way to travel Find out how: 9 comments
@CelloMomOnCars With Rail so essential to Canada’s history you’d think the country would have a sophisticated rail system by now. A surprisingly candid N Post: Level of corruption astounding. Did this set a standard of mediocrity? https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/railroad-building-in-the-19th-century-was-an-orgy-of-corruption-but-hey-it-built-a-country I was starting to draft a reply about US coal, steel, and railroad barons in the 19th century but then the article said this: "Even in the most hideously corrupt corners of the Gilded Age United States, Canada was still known as the land where graft reigned supreme." Oof. And of course in the 20th century it's the oil barons that pushed rail travel into an obscure corner. @CelloMomOnCars 👏👏👏 …calling for government action in the uk: https://www.if.org.uk/research-posts/trains-over-planes-why-the-government-should-encourage-domestic-train-travel/ Because the clicks. Because the eyeballs. Because journalism is a money-making endevaour now instead of the public service sector it should be.  @largess @CelloMomOnCars @pvonhellermannn Because most media is now owned by billionaires who favor fascism and don't care about environmental destruction. On the ground, only ferry boats are safer than rail. https://turbli.com/blog/the-safest-transport-modes-ranked-by-statistics-from-10-years-of-data/ |
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Why we need high speed rail NOW:
"The explosion in #AirTraffic is mainly linked to #leisure flights, with the rise in recent decades of low-cost airlines serving more and more European destinations at extremely low prices.
Environmental associations recommend putting an end to tax breaks for air travel.
Developing the #rail network is the other lever put forward by# climate advocates."
EDIT: European citizens please sign petition ^^
#aviation #emissions #HSR
https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/06/12/air-traffic-is-booming-again-and-environment-activists-arent-happy
Why we need high speed rail NOW:
"The explosion in #AirTraffic is mainly linked to #leisure flights, with the rise in recent decades of low-cost airlines serving more and more European destinations at extremely low prices.
Environmental associations recommend putting an end to tax breaks for air travel.
Developing the #rail network is the other lever put forward by# climate advocates."