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[โ€“] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 49 points 1 day ago (5 children)

depends. is america building it? thered be 2 lines

America wouldn't exist in Pangea. There wouldn't be any undiscovered lands to act as The Man in The High Castle

[โ€“] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

If you just wait for another geological age we will build hyper-gea, I promise.

[โ€“] Riverside@reddthat.com 6 points 1 day ago

They'd actually build a pretty extensive and well-functioning one and then dismantle it all under pressure from car manufacturers.

[โ€“] 18107@aussie.zone 4 points 1 day ago

Did you know: If all the railway lines in the US were joined end to end

...it would help

[โ€“] credo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[โ€“] janus2@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

And not one of each size either. Each having both gauges and several points where you have to switch trains because of a gauge change