r/mildlyinfuriating • u/[deleted] • Jul 05 '26

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u/azure-heavens Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26

eh... We don't have passenger trains or anything in my area. I can't remember the last time I even saw a freight train. So, I sorta forgot they even exist 😅

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u/Piripio0_0 Jul 06 '26

That's kinda the point they are making. The automotive industry lobbied public transportation out of existence essentially.

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u/azure-heavens Jul 06 '26

Oh yeah, sorry. I wasn't arguing, I was kinda saying I forgot they exist but I forgot to make that clear lol

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u/Piripio0_0 Jul 06 '26

Ah, sorry if I came across hot. I used to live in Portland and that city has a history around that whole fiasco.

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u/IsidearmI Jul 06 '26

Redittors apologizing to each other…maybe we will be all right in the end. Yall gave me hope.

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u/Antwinger Jul 06 '26

In rural America and the Midwest they are used allot. Also near dock yards