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Trains would be easier to electrify than planes, assuming the electricity can be sourced cleanly.
by bluejekyll 2y ago
Trains would be easier to electrify than planes, assuming the electricity can be sourced cleanly.
- ClumsyPilot 2y agoWhat do you mean would be, India China Russia and most of Europe have nearly 100% electric trains
- bluejekyll 2y agoWhile most commuter trains in the US are electric, that’s not the case for cargo or long-haul passenger rail. So “would be” refers to the opportunity to electrify those lines. Many of the tracks in the US are not electrified today.
- bombcar 2y agoDecent amounts of short-haul US passenger rail is not electrified, those would be good places to start. Pacific Surfliner, Metrolink, Cascades, etc are all diesel powered and could be electrified for reasonable costs. The feds should get ahead of it and declare a rail electrification standard so that as it builds out it's all compatible. Electrifying a thousand miles of track in the middle of nowhere that sees one train a day is nowhere near as worthwhile as electrifying busy corridors.