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[–] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

my town has the worst god damn trains, i swear to fuck they're not even trying

Anyway:

trains need a specific ecosystem and population density to thrive

Which is totally not just some unverified just-so story people fucking say because it sounds nice, in spite of all evidence.

do trains work to connect a population of 4,000 540 miles away to a 300,000 person city?