While the US boasts one of the largest train networks in the world, passenger rail plays a much smaller part than other means of transport.
Holding an extensive freight rail network, which the US relies heavily on for bulk transportation, the passenger rail sector plays second fiddle due to interstate highway systems and aviation transport.
“Cargo is king” in the US, according to European train manufacturer Stadler’s Commercial Project Manager, Kaden Killpack, who is spearheading the development and deployment of the Swiss firm’s hydrogen-powered Fast Light Intercity and Regional Train (FLIRT) H2 passenger train.
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