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Japan and Europe have wonderful train systems. Why can’t we?

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Peter Burgess

COVER STORY Japan and Europe have wonderful train systems. Why can’t we?

The U.S. passenger rail system is… underwhelming. It’s full of delays, creaky infrastructure, and inconvenient stops. What would it take to make our trains run on time and look a little more like, say, Japan’s? We explain how we got here and what we could do to get back on track in the video above.

U.S. trains are slow. Can we fix them?



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