c/nyt_gift_articles · by silence7@slrpnk.net · 1yWhy Amtrak’s Equipment Keeps Breaking Down: Some of It Is 100 Years Old https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/nyregion/amtrak-njtransit-delays.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EU4.AE3G.A32xjElkG4jE49 points · 2 comments · view on lemmy.world
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ryanvgates@infosec.pub · 8 pts · 1y
It's disappointing to see the article only mention the cost of such upgrades. The value is enormous as well. Upgrading the busiest rail line in the country would have a positive impact on many many people for decades to come.
silence7@slrpnk.net · 6 pts · 1y
That's typically how mass transit is covered; as a cost, with no mention of benefits.
Roads don't get covered in the same way as they're generally not seen as profit-making enterprises.