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Is the US finally getting ‘all aboard’ with electric trains? (www.theverge.com)

submitted 11 months ago by Beaver@lemmy.ca to c/trains@midwest.social

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[–] henfredemars 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I didn’t know we were all aboard about any kind of trains.

[–] Kaboom@reddthat.com 1 points 11 months ago

We have the best freight network in the world and Amtrak gets thousands of dollars per passenger from the feds.

That's not to mention all the local light rail and subway systems.

Just because we don't have a bullet train doesn't mean we don't have trains.

Hell, we're the only ones to actually standardize our couplers, instead of the dumb fuckery that is Europe

[–] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

Woah, the land of the future

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Love electric trains. We have some here, and they are excellent. Love my ebike and love efoils, too. Big electricity enjoyer, here.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Electric might finally be the "in" we needed the whole time. It's a different world now.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 2 points 11 months ago

The instant torque sold me. The best parts of ICE vehicles, but pennies to recharge and no worries of carbon monoxide poisoning. I hope electric boats become more of a thing. The exhaust can wash back aboard smaller boats, and it's a bit sickening to breathe in.