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minus-squaredaggermoon@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down2·1 day agoWe need electric trains. That’s what we need. Fuck cars.
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agothey already are, its FAST rail trains we need.
minus-squareCreegz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 day agoThe main reason public transit is what it is in Europe is because of how WW2 ravaged the continent. Maybe WW3 will do the same.
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoww3 involves nukes, i doubt very much infrastructure was left by the time it ends.
minus-squareholy_scroller@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·24 hours agoNever heard that theory but it makes sense. I just assumed they were denser and liked digging tunnels more.
minus-squareIndustryStandard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·23 hours agoWe better get flying trains after this one
minus-squareDoomsider@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down7·1 day agoAll trains are pretty much electric. Perhaps you mean we need trains with batteries or fed by grid electricity directly.
minus-squarekestrel7_7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down2·24 hours agoThey meant move away from diesel-electric and I think you know it, this is highly pedantic even by railroad nerd standards.
minus-squareDoomsider@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down4·23 hours agoMost people don’t know this.
minus-squareoscarmeyer82@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·19 hours agoI agree with you, I recently explained it to a group of engineers and techs.
We need electric trains. That’s what we need. Fuck cars.
they already are, its FAST rail trains we need.
The main reason public transit is what it is in Europe is because of how WW2 ravaged the continent. Maybe WW3 will do the same.
ww3 involves nukes, i doubt very much infrastructure was left by the time it ends.
Never heard that theory but it makes sense. I just assumed they were denser and liked digging tunnels more.
We better get flying trains after this one
All trains are pretty much electric. Perhaps you mean we need trains with batteries or fed by grid electricity directly.
They meant move away from diesel-electric and I think you know it, this is highly pedantic even by railroad nerd standards.
Most people don’t know this.
I agree with you, I recently explained it to a group of engineers and techs.