3 ms·
Much like highways and trains, the tracks are the easy part. The hard part is in routing and termination - think interchanges, onramps, and offramps. Being unde
by darksaints 3y ago
Much like highways and trains, the tracks are the easy part. The hard part is in routing and termination - think interchanges, onramps, and offramps. Being underground compounds the routing and termination problem dramatically.
- _cenw 3y agonot to mention tunneling costs. if you need a benchmark, look up what it costs the swiss build.
- thfuran 3y agoI think it also massively complicates the failure modes. Freight trains pretty frequently lose cargo and or derail. That's probably way more annoying to deal with if it's in a really long tunnel.
- Symbiote 3y agoOnly in the USA. Derailments are rare where the tracks are properly maintained, and train lengths aren't excessive.