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unique_passive t1_ja71jmo wrote

Reply to comment by MultiGeometry in Shipments of contaminated waste to resume from Ohio train derailment site by WhoIsJolyonWest

Strict federal guidelines on rail keep entire countries and economies functioning. The EU would be a mess without good rail. Rail was one of, if not the primary reason that Australia even decided to form a federation in the first place.

The US having a failing railway system is a sign that its infrastructure is that of a second-world nation.

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MmmmMorphine t1_ja7bgmc wrote

That's not fair, our bridges totally collapse more often than that

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dofffman t1_ja7ml4x wrote

this is true and one of the reasons the soviets have had trouble both now and historically.

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