TotallyNotADolphin

joined 1 year ago

Mom, can I have Fix This? No, we have Fix this at home.

Fix this at home: Fix boat

[–] TotallyNotADolphin@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ball is life, and life is ball

From what I understand, freight trains in the US are also paid in terms of tonnage per train. This incentivises slapping on as many carts with product as possible, even as speed suffers under the strain of all that weight. Considering that all single tracks require meeting trains to stop and wait for these super long, super slow freight trains, passenger traffic get a lot of increased travel time.

There is a more in depth and interesting video on the issue here(Wendover Productions) https://youtu.be/qQTjLWIHN74?si=h8wri7SeNeMwImVz

Dog Ross, Incarnate of Bob

[–] TotallyNotADolphin@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

A fellow man of culture

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