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[–] [email protected] 41 points 4 months ago (2 children)

That's a policy issue, not one of engineering or physical constraints.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Agreed, I updated my comment for clarity.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (3 children)

No, there are definitely physical and engineering issues, like massive rolling mountains and valleys, or island chains or deserts whose sand is unsuitable to durable railways.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

You know that Switzerland, a country in the literal Alps, has one of the best train infrastructures on Earth?

As the other comment said, of course there are fringe cases. There shouldn't even be a city in Dubai, let alone trains getting there, but fortunately, most cities on earth are in accessible places because, well, otherwise why would thousands upon thousands of people go there.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Those are Edge Case. There will almost always be edge cases where we have engineering or physical constraints, but we have solutions for almost all individual trips.