• 1bluepixel@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The easy, low-cost solution is to build freight rail. But no, that’s communism and it doesn’t get a tech billionaire their extra billion.

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      1 year ago

      Rails are indeed one of the cheapest, best scaling, and most reliable ways to move goods no doubt, but it also has a last mile problem.

      Just wanted to point out the solution isn’t as easy as “rails all things”. Trucks still do offer some situational advantages, and will still have their place in logistics.

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        1 year ago

        I agree with the sentiment, but did you not notice the “across the country” part of the title?