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Passenger trains in the United States vs Europe (i.redd.it)

submitted 11 months ago by ooli3@sopuli.xyz to c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz

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[–] hayvan@feddit.nl 6 points 11 months ago

US also has the advantage of being one big federation with established standards bodies and a federal budget. A train that goes Between Belgium, Netherlands, Germany has to pass through 3 different electrical standards (yes, they are very different), 2 traffic regulations (left or right side), and 3 signalization standards. And they make it work.

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