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Why Passenger Train Manufacturing Is Booming In The U.S (www.youtube.com)

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[–] NightAuthor 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The Jobs act of 2021 is dumping tons of money into rail services and rail infrastructure at many different levels. And businesses are doing what they can to get a piece of that spending.

[–] aedyr@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Would be great to see some sustained support for this kind of infrastructure. I had the opportunity to go to Tokyo, and one of the things that amazed me the most was the (train-based) public transportation system.