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Environment & Energy

AndyTiedye

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1. Germany Has the Best Railroad System in the World

Reply to kristopher (Original post)

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 03:12 PM

Apr 2012

People in Germany can take the train practically anywhere. The trains are fast, and they run on time.

In the USA, we mostly have to drive, because there are so few trains, and not very many buses either.
Most of us live miles from the nearest transit of any kind.
What little transit we have mostly runs on diesel instead of electricity, too.

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Germany: Fighting Climate Change And Phasing Out Nuclear Power Are Two Sides Of The Same Coin [View all] kristopher Apr 2012 OP

Germany Has the Best Railroad System in the World AndyTiedye Apr 2012 #1

I loved the trains in Japan. kristopher Apr 2012 #2

Is That What the Wingnuts Mean by "They Hate Us for Our Freedom"? AndyTiedye Apr 2012 #3

Crazy isn't it? kristopher Apr 2012 #4