alt Hacker NewsI don't know but Swiss isn't the only train system that works but also Spain, Italy, France. Poland has a growing better train system . The swiss system has it's advantages but it is also very expensive.
It might also worth it to check them out
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ceejayoz • today at 2:32 AM
I’ve ridden on several.
“Others do it even better and cheaper” makes the US failure to build and maintain infrastructure like this even sadder.
The advantage of swiss system is fast transfers. Hsr would likely break this system (no point in arriving faster if your connection gets longer by 10-15min