wouldn't be so far behind if muskrat didn't set us behind by about a decade due to his monorail project
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The rail lines...
The two new trains are operated by Caltrain... The trains were put into regular service the following day, running along the route between San Jose and San Francisco.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/12/24218547/caltrain-electric-train-us-lags-behind-india-china-eu
What you mean like any sane country already did?
India is at 95% and Switzerland at 99%. PS. Just found it in random news article so numbers might not be correct.
Mention trains and US becomes a Joke!
TBH you could mention almost anyting and US would be a joke.
Same with “cars” tbh.
Or “street cars.”
Or “high speed rail”
Or “public transport”
Man, there’s a lot…
I'm happy for a new streetcar line that is almost done in my area. My happiness is pretty pathetic and sad.
Your happiness is valid 🙂
Till 2019, <1 % of total rail in US was electrified according to Wikipedia? Is this true; considering that US was a world leader in terms of rail transport upto WW II, why the abysmally low numbers? I know that privatisation of rail networks and car centred cities makes life tough for rails, but 1 % is abysmally low for a developed nation.
In contrast, China is at 75% and India is at 93% respectively and both of them also have giant railway networks.
considering that US was a world leader in terms of rail transport upto WW II, why the abysmally low numbers?
We spent all our rail money on the interstate highways and their exorbitant maintenance costs.
They’re probably not counting subways. It may even be just intercity rail, which mostly supports freight. You have thousands of miles of freight rail crossing the entire country, and only the Acela passenger track in the northeast is electrified
Till
‘til*, short for “until.”
Sorry to be that asshole but it’s frustrating how often this is misused.
this might be a regional thing. I've never once in my life seen it spelled that was. to me til had only ever been an acronym for "today I learned"
You are wrong, till is perfectly fine – and so is til. See Merriam-Websters article about this, at https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/should-you-use-until-or-till-or-til
The WW II US rail network is loonnnnggggg gone and doesn't really have any effect on the modern day. What remains is mostly freight rail run by a few oversized rail corporations... and they're surely in no hurry to abandon their diesel engines.
There's also not huge political pressure because rail is already a very efficient way to transport goods. Spreading rail would have better effects than electrifying rail.
One guy had too much oil propaganda
Do they really think the 30 computers in their car will survive an EMP?
or the oil infrastructure?
Ever seen a gas powered gas pump? Me neither.
One of the reasons I am an atheist. I mean what was God thinking making these morons?
Electric trains‽ that will never work, trains need to be loud and dirty.
What the hell is this: ‽
It’s an interrobang‽
You tend to lag behind when your laws are bought by corporate interests keen on keeping it the same
I read that as "California launches electric trains at US..." and I was confused.
I read your comment as "…electric trains AF…"
That's just Oprah giving out free shit again
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