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This literally doesn’t matter. The energy consumption of a train is trivial compared to displacing cars. If there was a way to trade this savings for higher spe
by benced 2y ago
This literally doesn’t matter. The energy consumption of a train is trivial compared to displacing cars. If there was a way to trade this savings for higher speed, ridership, or frequency, it would be worth it.
(If there’s not, this is a free win and yay - but it’s the wrong focus)
- winrid 2y agoAt least it's a win for air quality for the people that live near the tracks. You could smell and taste the old diesels, was pretty annoying.
- rsanek 2y agoreally? how close were you living? i lived for years just 3 houses over from the tracks and never even smelled the trains. definitely heard them tho
- quantified 2y agoI'd breathe it as I biked alongside. Maybe prevailing wind helped your air quality.
- winrid 2y agoI lived across the street. Just walking around you smell it when they go by. Not a huge deal but definitely an improvement!
- archagon 2y agoBoth speed and frequency are significantly up, and I’ve heard ridership is as well. Also, noise and pollution are substantially down. A huge win all around.