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This was supposed to be c/traingang, so post as many train pictures as possible.

All about urbanism and transportation, including freight transportation.

Home of train gang

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Trainposts highly encouraged

Talk about supply chain issues here!

List of cool books and videos about urbanism, transit, and other cool things

Titles must be informative. Please do not title your post "lmao" or use the tired "_____ challenge" format.

Archive links for reactionary sites, including the BBC.

LANDLORDS COWER IN FEAR OF MAOTRAIN

"that train pic is too powerful lmao" - u/Cadende

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Spoiler

Downtown Austin skyline

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It's a Boston article.

Zillow: Metro Boston is facing the worst inventory crunch in the US

Also - 49% of the listings sold for over the asking price in March. In 2019, that figure was only 26%.

I edited the subheader. Even though it was short - it was a mess.

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How the hell was that popular for a while with the exact same crowd that cries terrorism if a bike lane is put in. I can't get an angle on how that wasn't immediatly shouted down, it's not like 10 years ago people were less carbrained. Even via racism I can't seem to find a reasonable explanation

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The upside down hotel said to have inspired Star Wars faces demolition | CNN

The influence of Hotel du Lac in Tunis, shaped like an upside-down pyramid with serrated edges, would later be seen in the fictional Sandcrawler vehicle used by the Jawas of the Tatooine desert planet in the film.

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Hôtel du Lac, Tunis - Wikipedia

The striking design, departing from traditional Arab and European architecture, made the hotel a symbol of modernism in Tunis. It remains an important example of Brutalism in North Africa. Its distinctive shape has prompted comparisons with the sandcrawler vehicle of the Star Wars films.

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The hotel was privatised in the 1990, but it fell into disrepair and closed in 2000. It was bought by the Libyan Arab Foreign Investment Company (LAFICO) in 2013, which proposed demolishing the building and spending up to $100m to replace it with a new five-star hotel tower. Concerns about imminent demolition were raised again in 2019.

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Privatize bus service
Private company doesn't maintain infrastructure
Oh no the infrastructure is in bad shape, let's close the system!

porky-happy

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"we have Dahir insaat at home" ass monorail

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Reduce Reuse Re-bicycle

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This is an old piece of rolling stock on the Hankyu Railway, which was inspired by American interurbans. Here's a photo of Pacific Electric, the interurban network that once covered all of the LA region:

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Context: ancaptain about to privatize (ie kill) the few trains we have left.

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Wait that's Japan? walter-shock

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Every metro interior should strive to look like a wood-paneled station wagon

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The same class of locomotive, streamlined and unstreamlined.

While definitely not the finest looking full streamline job, it's definitely a unique one. It also might be the smallest railroad to have done a full streamlined loco. Those boxy "cheeks" behind the nosecone are especially unusual.

I googled for a steam locomotive retrofitting article but I couldn't find one.

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This article doesn't talk about retrofitting but it has a lot of info and photos.

Streamlined steam locomotives

In December of 1934 New York Central class J1E Hudson 5344 was shrouded and became the first streamlined steam locomotive in North America. The following year the Milwaukee Road's 4-4-2 Hiawathas became the first steam locomotives that were built streamlined from the builder. For the next 15 years many more colorful and uniquely designed streamlined steam locomotives were built.

As it turned out, streamlining had little effect on the aerodynamics of the locomotive except at the highest speeds. The real purpose was simply to improve the locomotive's appearance, particularly for passenger service. Unfortunately, streamlining created a problem. Any part of the locomotive that was covered with sheet metal for the sake of appearance less accessible for maintenance.

As a result, streamlined steam locomotives would often leave the shop a little less streamlined than when they arrived. Also, a number streamlined locomotives lost their shrouds in wartime scrap drives.

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https://twitter.com/HempsteadTown/status/1786077699930264014

If they really want to drive an suv through lower Manhattan, how about we install a fucking sphinx that they have to answer to lest they be eaten

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