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I've read that story; the modern engine breaks down so the old steam engine has to haul it and the carriages all the way to the end of the line.
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# ? Mar 28, 2024 18:08 |
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Still happens! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vLWBP-ehOo (Does not actually happen now, freight train just needed a friendly push)
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# ? Mar 12, 2024 19:39 |
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It actually happened a while back with a Eurostar train - the old Southern Railway network in SE England is 3rd Rail electricification (tl;dr reason - it's a glorified commuter network and 3rd rail was cheaper than overhead) and bad weather over winter broke it. So Tornado picked up the stranded passengers and took them to London. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8428097.stm quote:About 100 people were offered free seats, according to Mark Allatt, chairman of The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust - the charity which built Tornado.
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# ? Mar 13, 2024 00:05 |
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X-post from the comics megathread! Just look at all the optimism for the future of railroading ! The great railroad meltdown was gathering momentum but nobody realized it yet.
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# ? Mar 13, 2024 15:09 |
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I always love the use of "ELECTRONIC BRAIN" in the back then days. Makes you think there's some clean room with this ominous white machine with a clear plastic dome containing an array of flashing lights and glowing tubes, with a name like Colosson or something. Somewhere I have a PR booklet from the opening of the PRR Conway yard, which was the first computer controlled yard in the US. Maybe the world even. Pretty sure it says electronic brain more times than computer.
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# ? Mar 13, 2024 21:17 |
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Pigsfeet on Rye posted:X-post from the comics megathread! Just look at all the optimism for the future of railroading ! The great railroad meltdown was gathering momentum but nobody realized it yet. Although that illustration seems to predict the advent of Conrail by about three decades.
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Pigsfeet on Rye posted:X-post from the comics megathread! Just look at all the optimism for the future of railroading ! The great railroad meltdown was gathering momentum but nobody realized it yet. fiction becomes reality https://x.com/davidpgoldman/status/1767527231520149526?s=20
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Those old sci-fi visions didn't look far enough ahead. We're living in the future. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the DARPA/Northrop Grumman Lunar Railroad:https://news.northropgrumman.com/news/releases/northrop-grumman-to-develop-concept-for-lunar-railroad posted:REDONDO BEACH, Calif. – March 19, 2024 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been selected by DARPA to further develop the concept of building a moon-based railroad network as part of the broader 10-year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) Capability Study. The envisioned lunar railroad network could transport humans, supplies and resources for commercial ventures across the lunar surface – contributing to a space economy for the United States and international partners. (not fake!)
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# ? Mar 19, 2024 19:06 |
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god drat sometimes the future rules
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# ? Mar 19, 2024 19:52 |
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TheFluff posted:Those old sci-fi visions didn't look far enough ahead. We're living in the future. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the DARPA/Northrop Grumman Lunar Railroad: So they're just going to get paid to play a ton if Lunar Rails? Nice
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# ? Mar 19, 2024 21:51 |
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Here's a very cool look at the Autoverlad (car shuttle) between Goppenstein and Kandersteg : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfUGuozFDRg
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# ? Mar 23, 2024 14:01 |
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So it’s like the AutoTrain, except better in every conceivable way?
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# ? Mar 23, 2024 14:16 |
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Kandersteg’s no Orlando, at least
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# ? Mar 24, 2024 21:57 |
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Jean-Paul Shartre posted:Kandersteg’s no Orlando, at least Orlando is the Ohio of Florida.
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# ? Mar 24, 2024 23:06 |
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switzerland is the florida of europe
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# ? Mar 25, 2024 15:51 |
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Years ago, before my first trip to Switzerland, one of my friends said "you'll love Switzerland. That place is the Texas of Europe." I feel this assessment is correct.
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# ? Mar 25, 2024 17:46 |
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Sash! posted:Years ago, before my first trip to Switzerland, one of my friends said "you'll love Switzerland. That place is the Texas of Europe." As a Texan living in Switzerland, no, it very much isn’t. The Mexican food is far worse, for one.
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# ? Mar 25, 2024 19:07 |
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How much Nazi gold does Texas have?
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# ? Mar 25, 2024 19:16 |
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Peanut President posted:switzerland is the florida of europe I've heard that Andorra is the Alabama of Europe
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# ? Mar 26, 2024 01:05 |
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Stultus Maximus posted:How much Nazi gold does Texas have? A lot less than Switzerland
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# ? Mar 26, 2024 01:05 |
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Pigsfeet on Rye posted:I've heard that Andorra is the Alabama of Europe Given that Bavaria is the Kentucky of Germany, I always figured Austria was Europe’s Alabama.
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# ? Mar 26, 2024 01:09 |
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Full Collapse posted:Given that Bavaria is the Kentucky of Germany, I always figured Austria was Europe’s Alabama. My dad, a Middle Franconian who carries his accent through four different languages, once made fun of my living in Alabama. "...Hicksville". "Dad. You are a villager from the middle of nowhere yourself. At least we have an airport." "I never denied that. There's always the Austrians." "That you share most of your dialect with." "gently caress."
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# ? Mar 26, 2024 01:46 |
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Jean-Paul Shartre posted:As a Texan living in Switzerland, no, it very much isn’t. The Mexican food is far worse, for one. You have to recalibrate for Europe-ness. A country with people carrying guns around and cattle, plus the occasional SUV.
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# ? Mar 26, 2024 01:50 |
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Pigsfeet on Rye posted:X-post from the comics megathread! Just look at all the optimism for the future of railroading ! The great railroad meltdown was gathering momentum but nobody realized it yet. For once futurist got it 100% right and ATO4 like the latest Metros are fantastic
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# ? Mar 26, 2024 03:15 |
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and the new england of europe? that's right: france
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# ? Mar 26, 2024 04:35 |
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Sash! posted:Years ago, before my first trip to Switzerland, one of my friends said "you'll love Switzerland. That place is the Texas of Europe." Switzerland has far too many trains and harsh traffic law enforcement. Bavaria is more like the Texas of Europe. Staunchly conservative, cars rule everything, constant saber rattling about wanting to secede. And everything's bigger in Bavaria, including the people. KozmoNaut fucked around with this message at 09:48 on Mar 26, 2024 |
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KozmoNaut posted:Switzerland has far too many trains and harsh traffic law enforcement. It's Austria. Sure, you used to be a big deal, now you're just a liability to everybody else.
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