• volodya_ilich
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    5 months ago

    That’s a policy issue, not one of engineering or physical constraints.

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      5 months ago

      No, there are definitely physical and engineering issues, like massive rolling mountains and valleys, or island chains or deserts whose sand is unsuitable to durable railways.

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        5 months ago

        You know that Switzerland, a country in the literal Alps, has one of the best train infrastructures on Earth?

        As the other comment said, of course there are fringe cases. There shouldn’t even be a city in Dubai, let alone trains getting there, but fortunately, most cities on earth are in accessible places because, well, otherwise why would thousands upon thousands of people go there.

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        5 months ago

        Those are Edge Case. There will almost always be edge cases where we have engineering or physical constraints, but we have solutions for almost all individual trips.