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The vast majority of braking done by trains is electrical, ie "regenerative" except lots of trains just burn the generated power in a grid of resistors and dump
by mrguyorama 2y ago
The vast majority of braking done by trains is electrical, ie "regenerative" except lots of trains just burn the generated power in a grid of resistors and dump the heat.
If every mile human beings moved in cars was replaced with two miles taken by train, the world would be a less polluted place.