You tend to lag behind when your laws are bought by corporate interests keen on keeping it the same
California launches electric trains as US lags behind world in rail electrification
Submitted 2 months ago by Beaver@lemmy.ca to technology@lemmy.world
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Sanctus@lemmy.world 2 months ago
kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
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.
Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 2 months ago
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.
Cort@lemmy.world 2 months ago
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.
AA5B@lemmy.world 2 months ago
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 track in the northeast is electrified
LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Electric trains‽ that will never work, trains to be loud and dirty.
transientpunk@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
What the hell is this: ‽
LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It’s an interrobang‽
gandalf_der_12te@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
What you mean like any sane country already did?
Psuedocoder@programming.dev 2 months ago
India is at 95% and Switzerland at 99%. PS. Just found it in random news article so numbers might not be correct.
themeatbridge@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I read that as “California launches electric trains at US…” and I was confused.
Zachariah@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I read your comment as “…electric trains AF…”
bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 2 months ago
That’s just Oprah giving out free shit again
Hominine@lemmy.world 2 months ago
🏃🐝🏃♂️🐝🏃♀️🐝
Jocker@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Mention trains and US becomes a Joke!
paraphrand@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Same with “cars” tbh.
technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
TBH you could mention almost anyting and US would be a joke.
sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
I’m happy for a new streetcar line that is almost done in my area. My happiness is pretty pathetic and sad.
felixwhynot@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Your happiness is valid 🙂
cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
wouldn’t be so far behind if muskrat didn’t set us behind by about a decade due to this monorail project
lettruthout@lemmy.world 2 months ago
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.
Dingus_Khan@lemm.ee 2 months ago
[deleted]itsgoodtobeawake@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yes. Fearmonger more. You keep up that driving! The rest of us will take advantage of more spare time to read while we cruise smoothly by the cars sitting in traffic. Truly a nightmare.
anarchrist@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Lol OP ain’t gunna read regardless
LedgeDrop@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Innevitably whatever public transportation you use the route will end up in the ghetteo.
This is a mindset that many people in the U.S. will need to get over before the “quality” of public transport improves: that busses, trains, subways are for “the poor”.
I’ve been on the subways in New York and busses and trains elsewhere in the States. They’re gross. Especially, compared to most of Europe (Italy, Denmark, Germany, etc). In Asia, they’re also a clean. The mindset in Asia and Europe is “this is what people (not just the poor) take to get from point A to point B”. There aren’t school busses, the kids just take the same city bus/train/subway that all the other people take to get to work.
I’ve spent 45 minutes in the States on my daily commute staring at (and riding on) the bumper of the car in front of me. I’ve also spent 45 minutes, in Europe, peacefully riding the subway to work. I’m able to surf the web, watch a video, relax. I definitely enjoy/recommend the later experience.
DeprecatedCompatV2@programming.dev 2 months ago
I’m pretty sure the socially unacceptable behavior from homeless drug addicts is driven by factors that drive homelessness and drug addiction and not by the preference of most people to avoid homeless drug addicts in public spaces. Unless you’re implying law enforcement or society at large “clean up” public transportation…
technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Imagine being this dum and racist.
Beaver@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
One guy had too much oil propaganda
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paraphrand@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Ever seen a gas powered gas pump? Me neither.
eskimofry@lemmy.world 2 months ago
One of the reasons I am an atheist. I mean what was God thinking making these morons?
kaboom36@ani.social 2 months ago
Do they really think the 30 computers in their car will survive an EMP?
primrosepathspeedrun@lemmy.world 2 months ago
or the oil infrastructure?
Kaboom@reddthat.com 2 months ago
In California? They have black outs every summer. The power going out is a valid concern
bobthecowboy@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Lived in California (SoCal and Bay Area) my entire 42 years.
No, we don’t.
There was a short, planned outage in my neighborhood (San Diego suburbs) last summer - we got a few days notice (can’t recall if it was a letter or an email). Didn’t have one the summer before that. I don’t recall any power outages when I lived in the Bay Area.
mle86@feddit.org 2 months ago
If the power goes out there will be no signalling on the tracks, no barriers or traffic lights at level crossings, no lights or announcements at train stations, etc.
Even though a diesel locomotive technically could run with no external power, no regular train will be operating during a general power outage.
Same goes for an EMP, even though that would likely fry the diesel locos control systems anyways
Quill7513@slrpnk.net 2 months ago
Are you thinking of Texas?
TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 2 months ago
As usual, you have no clue what you’re talking about.
kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
Blackout as in the city lights going out or the whole state grid failing?