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.
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.
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.