Compared to European High Speed Rail, Amtrak's reputation is best described as old and slow, as both ridership and government funding has dwindled. But that could all change... thanks, in part... to a $3.4 Billion investment in German engineering and lessons from Deutsche Bahn.

Episode 104 | #germany #usa #train #zug #amtrak #amtraktrain #highspeedtrain #hsr #highspeedrailways #california #expatlife #expatlife #movingabroad #americaningermany #america #livingabroad | Filmed April 7th, 2023

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Jump to Your Favorite Topic:
00:00 Intro
01:48 The Rise and Fall of the Great American Railroads
06:00 Germany Deutsche Bahn Rise to Greatness
10:34 California High Speed Rail
11:46 Amtrak Problem 1 : Geography
12:26 Amtrak Problem 2 : Suburban Sprawl
13:28 Amtrak Problem 3 : Missing Public Infrastructure
13:44 Amtrak Problem 4 : Property Rights & Law
14:59 Amtrak Problem 5 : Car Culture
15:42 Amtrak Problem 6 : Networking Problem
16:33 Amtrak Problem 7 : Commercial Freight Railway
17: 39 Germany to the Rescue?
22:14 The Big Question

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