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> Installing rail is expensive and takes a lot of time. And it lasts hundreds of years and is super energy efficient. This isn't Ikea furniture. Infrastructur
by ClumsyPilot 4y ago
> Installing rail is expensive and takes a lot of time.
And it lasts hundreds of years and is super energy efficient. This isn't Ikea furniture.
Infrastructure cost should be calculated over years of service life.
- numpad0 4y agoRails don’t last hundreds of years. They just do the regular disassembly and replacement tasks at night in a rolling fashion that they look permanent to users.
- laundermaf 4y agoIt’s expensive to be poor. Like poor people can’t buy bulk, real countries with limited budgets can’t spend freely for a 100-year project. It will be well worth it in the end, but you have to pay it all now.
- LargoLasskhyfv 4y agoIf you think 'last' means lay down the tracks once and be done with it, you're wrong. To be really usable they need constant maintenance, no matter if freight, or high speed rail.