Gork@sopuli.xyz to Illustrations of history@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoRailway network in the United States at the start of the US Civil Warsopuli.xyzexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1236arrow-down15
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minus-squareFinnFooted@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 day agoWhat’s crazy to me is that many of the railroads still exist and are used… But for freight only.
minus-squarenocturne@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 day agoI looked at taking the train from Albuquerque to Denver, it goes east to Chicago before going back to Denver. It is a 7 hour drive, but a 32 hour train ride.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down5·edit-21 day agoTo be fair, we’re using really fucking old technology so it’s not surprising that it’s that much slower. If we had proper high speed rail, like the Shinkansen, it would be much shorter.
minus-squarenocturne@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 day agoThere is also the fact for a 450 mile trip you have to go 2300 miles.
minus-squarejnod4@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·21 hours agoWhat people with epilepsy or other conditions do?
What’s crazy to me is that many of the railroads still exist and are used… But for freight only.
I looked at taking the train from Albuquerque to Denver, it goes east to Chicago before going back to Denver. It is a 7 hour drive, but a 32 hour train ride.
To be fair, we’re using really fucking old technology so it’s not surprising that it’s that much slower.
If we had proper high speed rail, like the Shinkansen, it would be much shorter.
There is also the fact for a 450 mile trip you have to go 2300 miles.
What people with epilepsy or other conditions do?