Beaver@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoIs the US finally getting ‘all aboard’ with electric trains?www.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1270arrow-down16cross-posted to: trains@midwest.socialtechnology@lemmit.online
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minus-squareRangerJosie@sffa.communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·4 months agoNo. We’re not even on board with trains as a concept outside of the context of heavy freight shipping. The people are. But big oil spends a lot of bribe money to make sure you can’t easily ride a train across the country.
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·edit-24 months agoI wouldn’t doubt Big Airline spends as well.
minus-squareRentlar@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·4 months agoBig freight train spends a lot on bribing too, to avoid needing to spend even more from being required to improve their services.
No. We’re not even on board with trains as a concept outside of the context of heavy freight shipping. The people are. But big oil spends a lot of bribe money to make sure you can’t easily ride a train across the country.
I wouldn’t doubt Big Airline spends as well.
Big freight train spends a lot on bribing too, to avoid needing to spend even more from being required to improve their services.