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Passenger trains in the United States vs Europe (i.redd.it)
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[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Imagine how Europe’s population density looked before the railways…

[–] moakley@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So 200 years ago? I think everywhere was less populous.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago

Then railways brought about the invention of regional specialty industries, the suburbs, and the commuter.