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Jim B's avatar

If electric trains are the solution, what in Hell was the problem?

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Tim Smith's avatar

People are in an unnecessary hurry. At a practical operational level, steam railroading was labor intensive. Diesel was better. Electric has been shown to be more efficient only on high traffic lines, at least with our current technology.

We have a culture-war facing this country, Passenger rail is a (perhaps small) part of the problem. Bill Moyer is a very smart guy, but very idealistic.

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Peace2051's avatar

Jim B, the every warming planet caused by burning hydrocarbons: https://gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/

The rail system upgrade may keep the stressed country from falling apart. If you are young you may live to see this.

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Jim B's avatar

Peace: We are experiencing the warming leg of an interglacial period. Hydrocarbons have virtually no influence on it.

Look it up.

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Tim Smith's avatar

Right you are. But it's hard to be righteous about geological phenomena. Mother nature just won't listen to us!! Shame on her!

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Esther Cook's avatar

googlized web hides these facts almost completely.

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Glitterpuppy's avatar

How do we generate the electricity?

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