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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Gilbert B Norman: [QB] European railroads exist for the convenience of passenger trains - and with gas costing $8.18ga, it is simply no wonder volks flock to the trains. Result is that there is a system of fast, frequent, trains that are adequately comfortable. However, luxury in the form of the Orient Express for most of us is on our MSTS games. But freight is some kind of a joke. Here are cars that can handle two TEU Crowley containers, which means one 40' (not 53) highway trailer. And 20 cars is a good sized freight over there. While of course it would be absurd to say that North America lacks navigable inland waterways, there is hardly as many as there are in Europe per square mile. Thus much more of their commerce is handled by water. I'm sure than when European railwaymen come over here, they are simply astounded when they observe an oil train. But right now, what flows through their East-West pipelines is largely controled by "Vladimir The Great". If they had a flexible means to handle oil, they might not be so dependent on him. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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