China’s embassy in Washington, D.C., has shared an image contrasting the country’s rail infrastructure with that of the United States in a pointed jab at Beijing’s rival amid simmering trade tensions.
China’s embassy in Washington, D.C., has shared an image contrasting the country’s rail infrastructure with that of the United States in a pointed jab at Beijing’s rival amid simmering trade tensions.
The first time I went on opentrainmap and looked at the “electrification” layer I thought there had to be a bug. All my life I had assumed the US had at least some high-voltage main lines but no. Almost 0 overhead lines, basically only metros are electric. My European brain can’t comprehend not being able to take a 1h train ride to the next city over