☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 13 days agoAmtrak Rolls Out New High-Speed Trains Running Slower Than the Old Oneswww.thedailybeast.comexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down10
arrow-up160arrow-down1external-linkAmtrak Rolls Out New High-Speed Trains Running Slower Than the Old Oneswww.thedailybeast.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square7linkfedilink
minus-squarePKMKII [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·13 days agoThe problem is the rails themselves need to be upgraded to handle true high speed rail.
minus-squareLaGG_3 [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-212 days agoAnd they’re owned by the freight companies who don’t give a fuck Edit: Sorry, this is the northeast, so Amtrak owns some of these rails. Point still stands for most of the country.
The problem is the rails themselves need to be upgraded to handle true high speed rail.
And they’re owned by the freight companies who don’t give a fuck
Edit: Sorry, this is the northeast, so Amtrak owns some of these rails. Point still stands for most of the country.