What do Europeans think of American railroads?

It seems that one of those cycles the US always castigates itself about is a perception that the Europeans have a better rail system than we do and that we. ... read more

Yet American railroads accounted for just 17.2 billion passenger-kilometres in 2010, according to Amtrak, America's government-backed passenger rail corporation. In the European Union, railways accounted for nearly 400 billion, according to International Union of Railways data. read more

Railroads are not known for pushing the envelope on new technologies most of the time and with some reason. what if a new superior coupler came out that required the US railroads to convert every piece of equipment. read more