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tweet by amtrak ben: i think we should build high speed rail next to freeways only because it would make drivers feel like complete losers all the time

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  • Rentlar@lemmy.ca
    3·
    8 months ago

    Number of reasons, risk of trespassing at a large number of crossings is only one of them:

    • Too many curves
    • Old tracks
    • Narrower right of way
    • Poor maintenance
    • Old bridges and tunnels
    • Travelling behind lumbering freight trains
    • Too many trains at central station
    • Said central train station has a 100 year old electro-mechanical switching station (Looking at you, Toronto Union)
    • uis@lemmy.world
      3·
      8 months ago

      Electro-mechanical? Lucky you, most of tram networks here have only mechanical, where old lady should switch direction with a crowbar.