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

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By Daniel PennerJun 27, 2018, 5:32 am112 pts
original video: https://youtu.be/NKc4DDlddxY It’s no secret that the U.S. passenger rail system sucks. 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…

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