Sorry, I was talking about China. The tracks you mention are only about the equivalent of 7 blocks away from my house.
On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 03:24:56PM -0400, S. Artesian wrote: > I really don't know what you are referring to when you say you don't see > railroad track outside of train stations. The NEC parallels, for parts of > its route, I-95. If you're saying you don't see mainline freight railroad, > that might be because of the route you travel. The Santa Fe mainline > operates inland in California, through the San Bernadino, Barstow Area. > The UP operates from Chicago to Texas, from Chicago to Oakland, Chicago to > LA. The old Southern Pacific ran the coast line from Seattle/Portland to > LA/San Diego, but I don't know if since its takeover by the UP, much freight > is operating on that route. > > In the areas east of Chicago, track mileage operated is around 70, 000 with > I think about 85,000 in the area west of Chicago. Since NYC to Chicago is > about 750 miles, and Chicago to LA/SF is what 2200 miles? you can get an > approximation of relative densities. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu michaelperelman.wordpress.com ________________________________________________ YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
