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[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Carbrain: Need big car to win accident!

Train:

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

“Bitch I’m a Train”

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

They will want bigger cars, soon enough we will have locomotives on our streets

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There are so many American flags in this picture, what the hell 😂

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Probably close to a holiday.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

This is beautiful.

Except for the flags, yeah. Kind of highlights the fantasy element, the 'you don't get to have this ever'.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This is real. It's La Grange KY and the CSX LCL subdivision from Louisville to Cincinnati runs directly through the city. There is a highway built along the same corridor paralleling the track, and for only 3 blocks in downtown La Grange, it runs directly down the middle of main street.

Street running is a thing in some places. It's mainly historical. It's much less of a thing nowadays because rail is no longer used for local deliveries, and it's generally better to run in separated corridors. The trains can only go through the street run at 10 MPH.

Heavy freight rail infrastructure is neither a good way to have pleasant spaces for people, or efficient rail transport. Trams are good for street running, enormous freight trans, not so much.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

can only run at 10 mph

But then how do they clear the streets to make pedestrians safe?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I'm just reporting the track speed through the area. But yeah, that's how they go very slowly.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

I can see it now

Rails laid through the street with tiny trains with so much room they can carry all their friends and coworkers places, and electric lines installed to power them just to appease their egos. And since these giant cars are confined to the streets with rails they'll be called streetcars, and they'll be about to start renting out their extra carrying capacity to randos.....wait a minute

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 weeks ago

That poor little tree 🩼 🌳🩼

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago

POV is a bit optimistic about their positions safety.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

Grade level crossings mi amor

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Isn't this the future you want? Not a car in sight, just trucks and trains frolicking freely, as nature intended 😉

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

This was really fun to watch, just sad it ended with tracks closed for so long.