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Argumentative Essay On Passenger Trains

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A lot of my colleagues travel around the world on business and see that passenger trains are a main form if mass transportation in other parts of the world. Most of their experiences are travels in Europe between Sweden, Netherlands, UK and Germany. Passenger trains are not as popular in the US but I could see it gain popularity with aggressive pricing and incentives to encourage travelers. Furthermore, if aggressive pricing is not enough the more green better carbon footprint these electric trains offer would possibly encourage the US government to push passenger train traveling as

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