| ▲ | linguae 2 days ago |
| Germany has both the Autobahn and rail. |
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| ▲ | adrianN 2 days ago | parent | next [-] |
| The German rail network is chronically underfunded and Germany is completely incapable of building new lines. Per capita spending on rail pales in comparison to e.g. Switzerland and Austria. |
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| ▲ | bombcar 2 days ago | parent [-] | | Germany is roughly the size of Montana, with the population of almost CA and TX combined. | | |
| ▲ | saimiam 2 days ago | parent [-] | | Shouldn’t that extra population in a limited amount of land lead to more demand and better outcomes for rail and roads? | | |
| ▲ | coffe2mug 2 days ago | parent [-] | | The locals value silence. It is not easy to put rails or roads. until recently people used to protest the noise of windmills (thats changing now). |
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| ▲ | trains39472 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Given the reputation of the phrase "getting deutsche bahn'ed", I think they chose the Autobahn. |
