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		rolltiide on July 8, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: In 1919, an Army convoy drove cross-country from W... The passenger trains are really fast so its not really a compromise there

ceejayoz on July 8, 2019 [–]

Right, that's the point - a dual system can be made entirely workable. You just can't let the freight railroads set the rules like they have here in the US.

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