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With 10s of thousands of miles of lines, it would be pretty monumental to electrify the entire US train system. Considering how efficient modern diesel trains a
by ogre_codes 6y ago
With 10s of thousands of miles of lines, it would be pretty monumental to electrify the entire US train system. Considering how efficient modern diesel trains are, That should be pretty low on our list of things to convert.
Nuclear trains might make sense with some of the newer reactors... but we know that'll never happen.
- a3n 6y ago> Nuclear trains might make sense Modern steam engines! But I guess they'd have to construct a lot of water stations. The stops to take on water might negate some of the advantages.
- giantrobot 6y agoDiesel trains are already electric. Their drive motors are electric with big Diesel generators on top. Their efficiency is due to their hybrid nature.