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German Railroads Should Thank Greta Thunberg
Her activism is about to result in a major windfall for a company that has been struggling to keep passengers happy.
Wrong way.
Photographer: Christof Stache/AFP
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The upshot of a much-publicized Twitter altercation between climate activist Greta Thunberg and Germany’s state-owned rail operator, Deutsche Bahn: Train companies aren’t really ready for an increasing number of passengers who want to fly less to minimize their carbon footprint.
On Saturday, Thunberg tweeted a picture of herself sitting on the floor in a train vestibule, next to a pile of luggage. “Traveling on overcrowded trains through Germany,” she wrote. “And I’m finally on my way home!”