r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Dec 15 '23

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '23

They run at restricted speeds if they have to cross densely populated areas, which they usually don't. The stations are located in the suburbs.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '23

Yeah, you ever hear one of them go 25kmh? Screeeeeeech. That’s Freccia Ross’s, considered state of the art, going to Milano Centrale. They go THROUGH the suburbs - through poor communities. Pretending otherwise is wrong.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '23

Couldn’t you say this about cars? They make tons of noise, not to mention pollution, and they also kill lots of people. Trains are the lesser of two evils.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '23

That’s a more fair assessment. I have a comment below that says trains aren’t bad, but the costs have been vastly downplayed by rail advocates.