One of the biggest differences between the railways in Europe and the ones in North America is that the ones in Europe are more practical from a passenger’s point of view, as they are considerably cheaper and are used by many to travel from one place to another. In North America they are …show more content…
In Europe, many lines are electrified and most countries use some diesel and some electric trains, but there are some who only use electric and some only diesel.
The railways in Europe also have a longer period of history, especially in countries such as the United Kingdom, where railways began. In North America, they started construction later and it lasted a lot longer, due to the massive distances across the vast country. This is another difference about the railways: their extent. In North America, the countries are so big that they cannot be mostly covered with rail lines. However, in Europe, the countries are small and many railways almost completely cover the country.
In Europe, there is a lot of focus on transporting passengers as well as freight, and the freight trains in Europe do not go that long distances and thus they do not have that many train cars. In North America, the main focus is transporting freight and on the lines there are a lot more freight trains, which are a lot longer and can have hundreds of train cars, because they need to travel far. If you are in Europe at a train crossing, it will probably be a passenger train. In North America, a freight