As for land transport... the United States' railways, calling them roller coasters on flat ground would be a compliment.
The main problem is that ever since the United States split into three parts, along with a bunch of free states, nobody maintained the interstate railways. Back in the Red Era, they were basically scrapped, shut down, and optimized. The war caused a lot of cities to collapse, and the transfer stations were gone.
Now, the transportation of goods between cities relies on nuclear-powered airships, and they only transport raw materials. The consumables in Night City are all locally produced, which ironically prevents costs from coming down.
"Once my water purification plant is built, I can keep the cost around 25 Euro per gallon, giving me a price advantage over True Water Corporation."
This was Lin Miao fooling Sol.
