>live in populated region with train and it become countryside>check wplace>someone or guys generate trains a lotthan-kyu
sir has spoken
Why don’t we fly DC-10’s anymore?
>>2051314no concordes left to kill
>>2051314Humans cannot compete with AI when it comes to engine placement design. You only need 1 engine.
>>2051326you one need 1 engine
>>2052023FDX retired their DC-10 fleet (converted to MD-10s) in December 2022
>>2052220Nyet, comrade. More engines better.
Is there still a fixie subculture anywhere out there, or am I showing my age? Im still enamored with the whole “fixie punk” aesthetic. Considering jumping back on social media is there are still people doing this. But I realize its a niche subculture from the early 2000’s thats been made fun of since day 1.
>>2051978I don't know how people dressed 15 years ago in Brooklyn but this is how people dress here now. Jorts, weird facial hair, shirts that are either too big or too small, shitty one-off stick and poke tattoos. All of this stuff is popular.
>>2051891Thats exactly what I mean I see now, it's sober mid-40s hags and boomer twinks on electric cargo bicycles blasting obnoxious music while trying to be slow and inconvenience traffic as much as possible. All adorned in the obligatory helmet and hi viz vests.
>>2051726I remember that video. The glasses girl seemed incredibly hot to me at the time. I miss the 2010s.
>>2035707Your mom
>ride fixed for 7 years in 20s>hurt knee>stop riding for the next 5>recently decided to try it again for nostalgia while listening to MASH soundtrack>crash badly and fuck my bike and arm upit's over
When you see itPrevious: >>1781074
>>1843110I don't get it :(
we do bee finding ourselves in situations
AYO CHOOOO CHOOOO Chooo choooo.....
>peugeot is selling brand new steel framed fixies, can be found under 500 euroswhat the fuck? it kinda slaps frfr
>>2050593I like it
>>2050593Nice to see pugs back on the market. They made some beauties bitd.
>>2052620>>2053091Based OG pug appreciators, here's another
>>2050593idk shit about these hipster bikes, why are the brakes near the steam instead of above the drops?
>>2053148Because the kinds of people who buy those bikes won't use the drops, their hands will always be on top of the bars
We won. This marks the start of a new era for public transportation.
>>2045377Carfags:>We can't have passenger rail, it has to pay for itself.Also carfags:>Road tolls?!?! NOOOO! Not like that!! This is unamerican!Eat shit carfags. You demanded this yourselves.
>>2051189>>2048825
>>2048832You shouldn’t be buying anything that’s transported by a truck.If it isn’t grown by you or a neighbor you shouldn’t enjoy it.
Crowd Control is the name of the game. My bike and I can go anywhere, but how long until it isn't legal to be anywhere my bike can take me?
>>2051519new markets are the name of the game and carbon pricing through policies with an ostensible aim to address "congestion," is but one approach to enabling those markets.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/world/asia/air-india-crash-report.html>“In the cockpit voice recording, one of the pilots is heard asking the other why did he cut off” the fuel, said the report, by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau. “The other pilot responded that he did not do so.”Suicide by pilot.The perpetrator is either the captain, who falsely accused the first offer of killing the engines, or the first officer, who falsely denied having done so when correctly accused of it by the captain.India is a shame-based culture, so probably whoever did this hoped that they could pass it off as mechanical or human error (if the captain, then maybe pin it on the rookie FO) to protect their family name.
>>2053065I wonder if it was painful
Imagine getting on something where the pilot can intentionally kill you and 200 other people for no reason with impunity. We really need to fast track HSR in America
>>2053116lmao imagine being this much of a pussy
>>2053117Imagine trusting your life to a stranger, for hours at a time, with absolutely no escape at any point
>>2053118I dont have to. I'm the stranger.
They're the definition of cattle class. They're slow, expensive, and you're sleeping in a tiny room with total strangers. Any sleeper route can be better served by a low-cost airline, and cheaper to boot. Sleeper trains made sense in the 19th century when they were the only option, but they make absolutely no sense today.
>>2049845The claim being contested here >>2049839is the one originally made here >>2049622in the usual manner of the US american: Clueless, uneducated but overly confident.The claims were that Pullmann was a US american and invented the sleeper car. Both are superfluous and arguably wrong.Pullmann having contributed to the development of the sleeper car does not make Pullmann its inventor and neither does it make him an american.
>>2050025He's right though, seethe
>>2050251Pullman invented the sleeper coachPullman was AmericanAmerican inventionSimple as
>>2053055But he's not.>sit in car for 10 hours staring at asphaltYou don't "stare at asphalt", you take in the world around you. The only people who stare at asphalt are the cyclists who think they're competitive cyclists and then crash into an extremely obvious stationary object.>get mad at kid for being restless in the back because he doesn't want to sit still for half a dayThat's why you take breaks, especially with children. And in planes and trains you're expected to sit still anyway, too.>sleazy highway rest stopYou have your choice of any rest stop, and many are well-maintained. On a train or airplane, that toilet isn't getting cleaned until you get to your destination, so at worst its a bit of a wash.>eat some overpriced goy slopEating on the road is what you make of it. I GUESS you could eat exclusively from fast food restaurants but especially in cities, there's every cuisine imaginable within a mile of the freeway, while you can enjoy regional food on the road as well. Doesn't take much effort to have better and/or cheaper food than on a train.>arrive with cramps all over after sitting at the wheel all dayThe longer the journey is, the more you'll be sitting. This also applies to trains. That's why it comes to getting there fast, you'll want to go on a plane.
>>2053101Sorry that happened or I'm happy for you bro
anyone know how true this is / when it might happenplanning some sightseeing dont wanna miss it and wanna check out shirakawago (the higurashi village)
See https://youtube.com/watch?v=z6e48JN8IeI
>>2053062thank you anon
hongcouver getting some china ferries…elbows up?
>>2048399>removing the original, iconic historic bridge for this Chinese nu-slop Victoria is genuinely run by retards
>>2046372>Yeah, but, Americans!Do you fags think about anything else?
What do you expect from a province run entirely by left wing extremist? The entire NDP platform is dangerously close to being anarchistic. Of course they won’t buy anything Canadian made
Canada literally doesn't have the capability to design and build such vessels. The other option was to pay a Finnish shipbuilder out the ass to set up shop in a Canadian drydock and move pieces mostly manufactured in Finland to Canada to be assembled by newly trained workers, most of whom will be laid off once the ferries are built, the same charade the federal government does with military vessels.
>wears a rolex daytona while driving, just like paul newmanFine>wears a rain coat when it's raining, just like gene kellyFine>wears gym shorts at the gym, just like wilt chamberlainFine>wears aviators just because, just like val kilmer in top gunFine>wears tacticool ballistic nylon cargo pants when working, just like steven seagal in under siegeFine>wears cycling shorts when cyclingWhoa wait WHAT NOOOOO YOU CAN'T DO THAT YOU TRYHARD WHAT IF SOMEONE THINKS YOU'RE LANCE ARMSTRONG AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO TELL THEM YOU'RE NOT A PROFESSIONAL RACING CYCLIST THEN THE UNIVERSE WOULD EXPLODE NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
>>2047800The 4channers who rebuild their 90s "MTB" every week will tell you that a Seiko 5 is actually better than a Rolex because it shows you're not a consoomer or something
>>2047759Pretty sure she completely quit porn and stopped being "ella" due to getting the worst postnut clarity in history after the piss gangbang video
>>2047805rent fuckin free
>>2018683Why is he on tiny wheels?
>>2047805>will tell you that a Seiko 5 is actually better than a Rolex because it shows you're not a consoomer or somethingI'm wearing a Seiko 5 right now as I type this and they're solid watches for the money but I just have one because I'm poor. Although if I weren't poor I probably wouldn't get a Rolex, I have my sights set on a Hamilton
>The San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway (reporting mark SDAE) is a short-line American railroad founded in 1932 as the successor to the San Diego and Arizona Railway (SD&A), which was founded in 1906 by entrepreneur John Spreckels. Dubbed "The Impossible Railroad" by many engineers of its day due to the immense logistical challenges involved, the line was established in part to provide San Diego with a direct rail link to the east by connecting with the Southern Pacific Railroad lines in El Centro, California.>the railroad has a checkered history, with periodic disruptions in service to rockslides, storms, fires, and derailments, and has never been profitable>the line ceased being used in its entirety decades ago and has been bounced around by owner to owner ever since>at present, only a fraction of the line in San Diego, Mexico, and Campo is actively used, with the rest being left to decayHere's my questions:1. Were the "Impossible Railroad's" issues inherent to the climate and terrain, or more so the technological/economic limitations at the time of its construction (the railroad was built with anachronistic infrastructure such as wooden trestles)?2. If funding could secured, would it be possible to rehabilitate or even rebuild the line in its entirety using modern engineering techniques to negate the hazards that plagued its previous incarnations?3. What services could be provided to make the line economical, or even turn an actual profit? Obviously there's tourism, Carrizo Gorge attracts thousands of tourists a year (many of whom come to gawk at the ruins of the railway). I recently found out that the Mexican portion of the line is used to host the Tijuana-Tecate Tourist Train (pic related, several gallery cars that were originally intended for it but ultimately left unused) and has proven quite popular. But I'm also wondering industries could be served or even if a US-Mexico commuter service would be feasible (ignoring current diplomatic issues)
>>2044529>so is labor.Retarded things found on /n/. Fuel *was* the biggest cost for railroads. Now it's labor.
>>2038923>Caltrops did a study and estimated the cost at 500 million.They were almost certainly low-balling that. Sure, right-of-way wouldn't be a problem because it's a fucking desert but they'd have to basically re-lay every piece of track in order to make it work because it's all been neglected for decades.
>>2038923The US is also a failed state at this point, the only new projects we're going to see will consist of federal property being handed over to private owners for nothing so they can slap some paint on it, generate an AI sloppa logo, and call it a new invention
>>2051372fuel is cheaper for railroads, no road taxes for off road diesel
>>2053054In notch 8, they burn upwards of 400 gallons of diesel an hour. Tier 4s are less fuel efficient. Paying even $3.00/gallon and crews $50/hr(really more with benefits) means your train costs around $2500/hr to run in just fuel and labor costs.
Why weren't these a thing more often in the heyday of railroads?>gives freight trains an additional source of income>passengers can presumably pay for tickets less since freight trains usually run on slower schedules>allows for mixed trains without the need to pull a coach from regular passenger service>can be coupled to the back of a regular passenger train during periods of high demand, the crew will enjoy the added privacy too>lonely freight train crews will enjoy the additional company>can be outfitted as extra crew accommodation when not in revenue service
>>2047901You’re thinking of a “drover’s caboose” a supersized caboose with accommodations for cowhands on long livestock trains out west. Mixed trains usually just tacked on a coach or combine. OP’s photo is from a 2’ gauge line in Maine.
>>2041453>slow speedsWhy would a freight train have lower speeds? They move the same speed as a train does, pretty fast (barring extreme situations like street-running, which is hardly done for main lines anyway).
>>2047999It’s inefficient to run most freight at high speeds. What’s the rush with a mile long load of coal to a power plant? In the U.S., container trains have a little more zip, but what’s the big hurry in getting those Chinese TVs from Los Angeles to Ohio when there’s already a warehouse full of them and more on the way? At best, high priority freight will match Amtrak speeds but after that it’s a waste of energy and gets dangerous with such a long heavy train.
>>2041354>lonely freight train crews will enjoy the additional companyNo one wants grumpy passengers as company
>>2050459trvke
The EMUs are out of service. Post your pics here of Queensland Rail service- double imaginary bullshit points for rural/discontinued services
Not even funny how dead this board is
>>2049223I like it this way
>>2052416It's one of the few boards with is largely untouched by the retards from /pol/ and /b/ so the discussions are actually more interesting when it isn't faggots arguing over their bikes or why cars are superior etc but the fact boards can take up to an entire year to die...
>>2052924I added filters to auto hide garbage like "urban planning", "walkable", and other inane zoomie shit flinging topics created for the sole purpose of yelling at strangers through a keyboard, and I manually hide threads that make it through the filter, and this board is so much better it's unreal. Just comfy people-moving machines of all kinds (including but not limited to bicycles that are not ebikes).
>>2052927How do you add the filter? Crazy that I'm a zoomer and can't stand any of this either. I got so sick of all those "transit channels" that did nothing but bitch and moan about urban planning like they'd be the faintest bit competent at it. I watched RMTransit for a while because I was interested to learn about different cities but it weirded me out the way he kept saying things like "if you want your city to have x then you better do y" like I'm supposed to have any input in any of this stuff
>Ctrl + F>No grassy tram threadWe can fix that.
>>2051972They are being actively kept from getting close enough to the wire to touch them in wind. This added efford is part of why this setup is not common.Another factor is that trams usually run rather low voltage (600 to 750 V is common, almost always DC too), so arch-gaps remain reasonable. This is mostly done so that if one of the wires comes down, which it will eventually, this is less of a problem than on a proper heavy rail-line.
Warsaw trams have sedum planted instead of grass, does this count?
This line (43 in Łódź) was going from the city to small town Lutomiersk (18km from city centre) and it had a lot of greenery on the route. I miss that route.
>>2052048I want to say no, but I'd really need more pics of the sedum tram in order to have a strong opinion.
>>2052048I sure like Warsaw. Great city, great trams, great metro.
