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By coincidence, I recently started playing the funny game on my tablet:

No wonder I was sure, that America has dense railway network. And because I like traveling on trains, I was sure that American railways are being utilized aggressively.

Originally Posted by maxmixiv

By coincidence, I recently started playing the funny game on my tablet:

No wonder I was sure, that America has dense railway network. And because I like traveling on trains, I was sure that American railways are being utilized aggressively.

It may appear dense, but most of the railways are just used to ship cargo. Amtrak exists, but it is not a common method of transportation here. People in America love their cars.

And, in case anyone wants to explore the subject more, here is an article which explains a little about why Americans don't ride trains much.

The Economist explains: Why don't Americans ride trains? | The Economist

American railroads accounted for just 17.2 billion passenger-kilometres in 2010, according to Amtrak, America's government-backed passenger rail corporation. In the European Union, railways accounted for nearly 400 billion, according to International Union of Railways data. When you adjust for population, the disparity is even more shocking: per capita, the Japanese, the Swiss, the French, the Danes, the Russians, the Austrians, the Ukrainians, the Belarussians and the Belgians all accounted for more than 1,000 passenger-kilometres by rail in 2011; Americans accounted for 80. Amtrak carries 31m passengers per year. Mozambique's railways carried 108m passengers in 2011.