>>1689777>Why does xxxxxx have such a better passenger rail systemBecause they have different Geography -- Geo Politics
---The Dutch-- Because it is all Flat you retards, not a tunnel or a long switch back needed to to to the next city.
---Australia -- Because they have like 4 Cities -- that is it. so link Chicago, New York, Boston, Washington DC and you have Australia
--Germany--- You had a benovolent dictator ( Kaiser ) wo saw the Railway as a great strategic asset for mobilizing the army, also a way to link all the German speaking states together.
Japan -- Volcanic islands so all the rails go through the valleys and along the coast -- also all the cities are in valleys or along the coast
