Originally posted by MrMysticism
reply to post by Leo Loeb
I have a question. Why is there more railroad cars for passengers than for cargo. I noticed this a few days ago when a bullet train passed by and there was 8 cars connected. A few minutes later a simple cargo train passed by and only four cars were attached?![]()
Frankly, it is because rail service has declined in a big way over the last half of the 20th century. Why? Simple...truck traffic burns more oil.


