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With LEO constellations coming online rapidly, I think it's time the railroads start competing for pax travel again. Start at the high end. My dad worked for BN
by killjoywashere 3y ago
With LEO constellations coming online rapidly, I think it's time the railroads start competing for pax travel again. Start at the high end. My dad worked for BN and I remember the corporate business car: walnut paneling, frosted glass, brass, comfortable seats. I would totally take that: package up the cost of hotel, half the airfare, and meals, and have your offsite, workshop, or other in-person event on the train.
- ant6n 3y agoIf you put 10 passengers in one fancy business railcar, it will cost 50c/km and reduce greenhouse emissions relative to flying by half rather than by a factor of ten. Night/hotel trains only make sense with decent density.
- killjoywashere 3y agoOk, now include facility carbon costs for the hotels. At scale. Include the concrete for construction of the fraction you won't need.