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BumRushDaShow

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13. Those rail lines - notably the freight companies - are "privately owned"

Reply to FredGarvin (Reply #8)

Thu Jul 17, 2025, 01:10 PM

Jul 17

In Communist countries like China, "the state" (as in "the national government" ) owns designated infrastructure with relatively little "private ownership", supposedly on behalf of "the people"

http://wap.china-railway.com.cn/english/about/aboutUs/201904/t20190408_92993.html

THAT is what distinguishes the U.S. from much of the rest of the world - the phenomena of so much "private ownership" here in the U.S., whether by individuals or businesses.

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China has over 40,000 km of high speed rail linking its cities FredGarvin Jul 17 #4

That's because the rest of the world BumRushDaShow Jul 17 #5

Established rail lines in the US already have legal access to potential rail line upgrades FredGarvin Jul 17 #8

Those rail lines - notably the freight companies - are "privately owned" BumRushDaShow Jul 17 #13

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Exactly FredGarvin Jul 17 #9

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