I‘m glad that the US is progressing in this regard but I just looked up the numbers for DB in Germany to have a comparison: 1.8 billion passenger trips / year and that with a population a quarter the size of the US.
Keep in mind that Amtrack is serving much longer distance routes, so this is far from a perfect comparison.
DB in Germany to have a comparison: 1.8 billion passenger trips / year
Does that count city undergrounds, or is it only national rail between cities?
French SNCF claims 122 millions travellers in 2023, SNCF is mostly between cities.
RATP, which is mostly inside and close to Paris, mentions about 3 billions travels in 2023.
I‘m glad that the US is progressing in this regard but I just looked up the numbers for DB in Germany to have a comparison: 1.8 billion passenger trips / year and that with a population a quarter the size of the US.
Keep in mind that Amtrack is serving much longer distance routes, so this is far from a perfect comparison.
Does that count city undergrounds, or is it only national rail between cities?
French SNCF claims 122 millions travellers in 2023, SNCF is mostly between cities.
RATP, which is mostly inside and close to Paris, mentions about 3 billions travels in 2023.