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I've read that story; the modern engine breaks down so the old steam engine has to haul it and the carriages all the way to the end of the line.
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Still happens! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vLWBP-ehOo (Does not actually happen now, freight train just needed a friendly push)
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Mar 12, 2024 19:39
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It actually happened a while back with a Eurostar train - the old Southern Railway network in SE England is 3rd Rail electricification (tl;dr reason - it's a glorified commuter network and 3rd rail was cheaper than overhead) and bad weather over winter broke it. So Tornado picked up the stranded passengers and took them to London. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8428097.stm quote:About 100 people were offered free seats, according to Mark Allatt, chairman of The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust - the charity which built Tornado.
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X-post from the comics megathread! Just look at all the optimism for the future of railroading ! The great railroad meltdown was gathering momentum but nobody realized it yet.
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I always love the use of "ELECTRONIC BRAIN" in the back then days. Makes you think there's some clean room with this ominous white machine with a clear plastic dome containing an array of flashing lights and glowing tubes, with a name like Colosson or something. Somewhere I have a PR booklet from the opening of the PRR Conway yard, which was the first computer controlled yard in the US. Maybe the world even. Pretty sure it says electronic brain more times than computer.
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Pigsfeet on Rye posted:X-post from the comics megathread! Just look at all the optimism for the future of railroading ! The great railroad meltdown was gathering momentum but nobody realized it yet. Although that illustration seems to predict the advent of Conrail by about three decades.
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Pigsfeet on Rye posted:X-post from the comics megathread! Just look at all the optimism for the future of railroading ! The great railroad meltdown was gathering momentum but nobody realized it yet. fiction becomes reality https://x.com/davidpgoldman/status/1767527231520149526?s=20
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Those old sci-fi visions didn't look far enough ahead. We're living in the future. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the DARPA/Northrop Grumman Lunar Railroad:https://news.northropgrumman.com/news/releases/northrop-grumman-to-develop-concept-for-lunar-railroad posted:REDONDO BEACH, Calif. – March 19, 2024 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been selected by DARPA to further develop the concept of building a moon-based railroad network as part of the broader 10-year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) Capability Study. The envisioned lunar railroad network could transport humans, supplies and resources for commercial ventures across the lunar surface – contributing to a space economy for the United States and international partners. (not fake!)
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god drat sometimes the future rules
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TheFluff posted:Those old sci-fi visions didn't look far enough ahead. We're living in the future. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the DARPA/Northrop Grumman Lunar Railroad: So they're just going to get paid to play a ton if Lunar Rails? Nice
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Here's a very cool look at the Autoverlad (car shuttle) between Goppenstein and Kandersteg : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfUGuozFDRg
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So it’s like the AutoTrain, except better in every conceivable way?
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Kandersteg’s no Orlando, at least
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Jean-Paul Shartre posted:Kandersteg’s no Orlando, at least Orlando is the Ohio of Florida.
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switzerland is the florida of europe
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Years ago, before my first trip to Switzerland, one of my friends said "you'll love Switzerland. That place is the Texas of Europe." I feel this assessment is correct.
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Sash! posted:Years ago, before my first trip to Switzerland, one of my friends said "you'll love Switzerland. That place is the Texas of Europe." As a Texan living in Switzerland, no, it very much isn’t. The Mexican food is far worse, for one.
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Mar 25, 2024 19:07
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How much Nazi gold does Texas have?
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Peanut President posted:switzerland is the florida of europe I've heard that Andorra is the Alabama of Europe
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Stultus Maximus posted:How much Nazi gold does Texas have? A lot less than Switzerland
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Pigsfeet on Rye posted:I've heard that Andorra is the Alabama of Europe Given that Bavaria is the Kentucky of Germany, I always figured Austria was Europe’s Alabama.
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Full Collapse posted:Given that Bavaria is the Kentucky of Germany, I always figured Austria was Europe’s Alabama. My dad, a Middle Franconian who carries his accent through four different languages, once made fun of my living in Alabama. "...Hicksville". "Dad. You are a villager from the middle of nowhere yourself. At least we have an airport." "I never denied that. There's always the Austrians." "That you share most of your dialect with." "gently caress."
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Jean-Paul Shartre posted:As a Texan living in Switzerland, no, it very much isn’t. The Mexican food is far worse, for one. You have to recalibrate for Europe-ness. A country with people carrying guns around and cattle, plus the occasional SUV.
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Pigsfeet on Rye posted:X-post from the comics megathread! Just look at all the optimism for the future of railroading ! The great railroad meltdown was gathering momentum but nobody realized it yet. For once futurist got it 100% right and ATO4 like the latest Metros are fantastic
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and the new england of europe? that's right: france
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Sash! posted:Years ago, before my first trip to Switzerland, one of my friends said "you'll love Switzerland. That place is the Texas of Europe." Switzerland has far too many trains and harsh traffic law enforcement. Bavaria is more like the Texas of Europe. Staunchly conservative, cars rule everything, constant saber rattling about wanting to secede. And everything's bigger in Bavaria, including the people. KozmoNaut fucked around with this message at 09:48 on Mar 26, 2024 |
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KozmoNaut posted:Switzerland has far too many trains and harsh traffic law enforcement. It's Austria. Sure, you used to be a big deal, now you're just a liability to everybody else.
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An old documentary about the end of steam locomotives in Canada. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg9_TnwrCXw It's funny seeing the old men wanting to stick with the steam locomotives.
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For the last few days a chunk of railfan Youtube has been talking about the famous "Hobo Shoestring" having gone missing. Unfortunately it seems his body was found a few hours ago in a lake near where he lived. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzIwfzUdl44 I liked putting his videos on in the background, just calm and friendly. RIP.
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RIP Shoestring one of the best hobos to ever ride the rails.
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Apparently there was a serious derailment in Wyandotte, OK. From the article: [an eyewitness, Curtis] “George said the train came off the tracks in his direction, and while it was a harrowing event, he said it was “the coolest thing he has ever seen.” Pictures at the link. https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/news/northeast-oklahoma/cleanup-underway-after-massive-train-derailment-in-oklahoma
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Nigerian rail stays winning https://twitter.com/paul_winginit/status/1780181643984322921
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What's cursed about that?
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~Coxy posted:What's cursed about that? Over certain trestles, the green light comes on and they hustle you out the door
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designed for max dudes, you can't look out the window, only at your surrounding passengers, no room for any amenities like tray tables, also yeah, it looks like a military aircraft lol it's designed like the interior of a subway car but (correct me if I'm wrong) it's going to be operating on a like 800+ mile route
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hailthefish posted:designed for max dudes, you can't look out the window, only at your surrounding passengers, no room for any amenities like tray tables, also yeah, it looks like a military aircraft lol It's not though, those chairs are quite wide and have pretty wide spacing between centers, and are typically used in a paired seating arrangement perpendicular to the direction of travel. If you were really trying to cram people in, you would use seats that were actually like the seats they use in subway cars. It's just an utterly bizarre design choice.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:It's not though, those chairs are quite wide and have pretty wide spacing between centers, and are typically used in a paired seating arrangement perpendicular to the direction of travel. If you were really trying to cram people in, you would use seats that were actually like the seats they use in subway cars. It's just an utterly bizarre design choice. that's kind of WHY it's so cursed, the LAYOUT is for max dudes (seats on the side, standing room in the middle) but the seats like you would normally see on a normal, more comfortable train, just without any amenities, so it just looks weird and wrong.
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I thought these were for temporary use on a Lagos metro line (along with unused Wisconsin Talgos) until the normal rolling stock is ready
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drunkill posted:Nigerian rail stays winning How it started:  How it's going:  ...mind the gap!
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so I could say that I finally figured out what this god damned cube is doing. Get well Lowtax.