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Sleeper trains are making a comeback. Why are ours being axed? (www.smh.com.au)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/australia@aussie.zone
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[–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

nah, if it was on the agenda ot would happen. the US doesn't have any problem displacing poor people and spending trillions. this type of project would hurt auto and air travel too much to be really considered

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    @lntl Considering how big corporations (including airlines) lobby in Washington…true. Amtrak can’t get any adequate funding, compare that to the FAA budget that provides air traffic control services in the US (as shaky as that is even).

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