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Electric trains instead of polluting ships for freight? I think the value should be quite obvious. Plus, goods can be delivered in days as opposed to weeks. I a
by smarx007 5y ago
Electric trains instead of polluting ships for freight? I think the value should be quite obvious. Plus, goods can be delivered in days as opposed to weeks. I am not sure why the article was pushing the passenger angle so much.
- mediaman 5y agoTrains do not deliver goods in days. Domestically, intermodal freight (primarily by train, bookended by local trucks) takes 1-2 weeks to deliver, usually closer to 2, and sometimes 3 if there is congestion. Before the major port congestion, Ningbo-LA/Tacoma was usually 2-3 weeks. Big ocean carriers are very, very efficient carriers of goods. If we don't like the fuel they burn (agreed) we should make them burn cleaner diesel, because it'll still be vastly cheaper and less polluting then building thousands of miles of high capacity train routes through sensitive ecological areas.
- sudosysgen 5y agoTrains don't because they are too slow. Fast freight shipping is possible if the tracks are built for it. Small parcel shipping through high speed passenger train is also feasible, and I think already done. Ocean carriers are quite efficient, but they need to run on fossil fuels, and especially dirty ones at that.