We had to destroy the plane in order to save it edition.Crashes year to date:https://aviation-safety.net/database/year/2026/1Last thread:https://boards.4chan.org/n/thread/2062242/
Does anyone have the video of the guy getting hit by the Frontier plane?
>>2073107The thread with the fedex thumbnail has it, it's like infrared or something so not as exciting as you are imagining. Also indians reeeeeee indians (as a plane foamer it is apparently my moral duty to seethe about them 24/7 no matter the topic)
you can listen to the UPS2976 pilots last moments because of AI nowthe NTSB released the CVR spectrograms in the docket but didn't realise that anyone with time and AI can recreate the audio from themhttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/OXEbB8rw39git's a little noisy because of image compression, but the pilots and the alarms are clear as day
>>2074091>and AIlmao
>>2068645yes
Anyone here into it? Or even just into collecting models of trains. This shit is so expensive only codgy old boomers partake.
>>2072688Pretty neat design but sounds like it was quite limited in its usefulness.
I just think they're neat.https://www.tandem-associates.com/lionel/lionel_trains_671_loco.htm
Japanese trains scale/gauge autist here. Got any advice for me how to get non-brass rolling stock and make FREMO-acceptable double track modules?
>>2074095JNS Forum would probably know more.
>>2074095Scroll back and see some of the posts about Japanese mail order vendors like Plaza Japan. Take a look at TTrak modules—they were originally developed in Japan and I’ve seen some nice Japanese prototype setups.
What the fuck is wrong with these mongoloid slackers? They completely underschedule longhaul trains everywhere outside the NEC so almost no one can use them for shorter trips and then wonder why ridership is in the shitter. Each route should be minimum 3x a day per direction.
>>2064866there is no need for racism
>>2066369Pls respond
>>2026197That's including the commuter rail in providence.Maybe boston has something like that, but that's an urban area of over 4 million
>>1999706more accurate to say because the glowies wanted it.
Took The Vermonter the other day. Why is it so much cheaper than NEC? It's like the same price as a commuter train. Meanwhile a trip between NYP and Newark Airport on the NEC is like $86 on Amtrak
Chinese Railway is hilariously bad, even with the HSR it cannot compete with India on efficiency and connections.
Anyone else feels like absolute shit after crashing? it's not even the pain of it it's just the faith in your ability slowly dying inside. When I was younger it was whatever but now it feels like someone chipped away a chunk of confidence.
>>2044901>got a new bike>commuting it to work, bout a 6 mile ride with 2 miles on actual roads and the rest in a greenway>few weeks into my new commute, it rained>ride through the main roads just fine>there's a wooden bridge section in the greenway that's still wet from the rain>immediately crash the SECOND I get on it>chain is off the sprockets>trying to get it back on, cut myself on the sprocket>walk it off the wooden bridge and get forward to the next paved section of the greenway>ride it back to work, but I'm in pain and my hand is bleeding>lock the bike at the rack at work, uber back at the end of the day>never bike commute againThe bike is still sitting at the office garage, the tires have deflated, there's cobwebs all over it, and I can't even look at it without feeling shameful. Wast of money, I never should have dreamt that I could do this properly.
>>2060860This is it for me. Every time I've been hit, or nearly hit, I'm just pissed off for a couple days straight.I've accepted that I'm going to die riding these things. I'd really prefer it to be a massive heart attack at like 102 years old doing a century, or yeeting myself over a guardrail doing 65mph on some insane descent. Not getting dragged under the tires of a Kia Soul because Dashkneeqwa was too busy scrolling tinder for her next babydaddy while driving.
>>2071991It's usually someone just looking for parking though.
>>2071367>giving up after the first testAnon...
>>2071367>>there's a wooden bridge section in the greenway that's still wet from the rain>>immediately crash the SECOND I get on it>>chain is off the sprockets>>trying to get it back on, cut myself on the sprocketthese are the people on /n/ insisting they're apex machinists and mechanics yet saying that disc brakes are bad because of "modulation" making them skid out and die
K Line bros... we won
>>2073268G lines and K lines are also an IRC thing, which was the point of my jokeBut thank you for the neato infoAlso sorry about your retardation. I hope you beat it
>>2073318Developmental disability is nothing to be ashamed or embarrassed about.Certainly there will soon be porn made of chicks riding the D on the D line and I'll beat my meat to it.
>>2068778Sure did
>>2073268>I never learned to sit still, so the government gives me free moneyA microcosm of how the state with the richest natural resources has a budget shortfall.
>>2074055"Move Fast And Break Things" is literally the west coast techbro motto
Due to a labor union strike the busiest train system in North America is completely shut down https://longisland.news12.com/2026/05/17/lirr-service-suspended-on-day-one-of-historic-strike/4loTlXtTUwBPvTZquC1dIhLIRR workers in the striking unions have a median/average salary around $131,000–$136,000 (highest-paid railroad workers in the U.S.), with total compensation often exceeding $200,000 including benefits. Many top earners make over $250k with overtime. https://www.newsday.com/long-island/transportation/lirr-pay-highest-wages-deovhmtu
>>2073624good, hitting em in the purse is the only way to get protestant corpo lizardfolk to do anything>>2073997a BYD can't happen in the west because westerners are barred from developing skills. the entire system is arranged so that you get as bad an education as possible, then have no space or tools to develop skills on your own.
>>2073997>a BYD couldn't happen in the westA BYD couldn't happen in the west because we already have automobile manufacturers and they all agree "fuck any new competition."And even with all the uphill struggle, Tesla happened somehow. The real reason it was over-valued wasn't entirely because it was Elon Musk (but he did cash in on the over-hype). It was because it was a brand new automobile manufacturer that wasn't saddled with decades of debt restructuring after debt restructuring, and investors were like, "holy fuck, if this actually happens against all odds..."
>>2073997Eh, Tesla is still considered to have somewhat better ride quality overall, no? And both BMW and Mercedes are coming up, they just need to improve the software a bit, the actual cars are really good now. And the most sold EV brand in Europe was VW last year.
>>2073680Public sector unions ARE the mob. They went legit like 30 years ago, now every garbage collector, track layer, and pothole filler in NYC is Italian.
>>2074054explain all the moolies and mulignans in the mta its the caribbean mafia unironically the only public agency that's majority white would probably be fdny...i dont even think dsny is majority white if you've seen the average sanman in nyc
Is there any way to use a mirror when riding a bike that doesn't make you look like a complete and utter total fucking tool?
The Head-Zup looks pretty good, anyone try them?
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>>2073826https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITY-fJJnPNQ
>ride bike on road>those stupid selfish cyclists disrupting traffic>ride bike on sidewalk>those stupid selfish cyclists trying to run over pedestrians>advocate for bike lanes so everyone gets their way>those stupid selfish cyclists wasting our tax dollars making everything about themselvesThere are jackass cyclists like there are jackass motorists and jackass pedestrians. Yet we get the hate because we’re trying to be both economically and environmentally efficient while getting to places as soon as possible?>t. a cyclist who uses the sidewalk because there are no bike lanes, people hardly use sidewalks, and i don’t wanna risk car accidents
>>2073945that's the 10% i mentioned when you compare it to the totals of overland logistics, especially without inflating it with the bulk raw goods that comprise most of rail cargo.
theyre annoying
>>2073886Some fucking brown fuckboy in a elantra tried picking beef with me today in a group ride and I still dunno what pissed him off. Literally stopped at a red light and he opened his window and flipped me off then followed our group like super close for no reason. Eventually he stopped but that was so fucking weird. I like cycling but honestly with the drivers in our area, it's starting to really drive me mental. One day I'm gonna do something man and it's gonna fuck me up big time.
>>2074000The typical behavior patterns of cagie niggers.
>>2073477It also makes it great analogy
How do these large cargo backpacks compare with a bicycle trailer? I need to haul 100kg of cargo on a bicycle
>>2055802it's for flavor
>>1957568lol how is this thread still alive
>>2071959You just answered your own question.
I love this thread. I'm a messenger and carrying even 15-20kg on your back feels like shit.
>>2074013>I'm a messengerGood morning sir
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.
>>2061284What is infinitely better in a train station is that unless you're waiting for a connection, you spend 10 minutes there, not several hours.
>>2071906idk lad, I met her while I was at university and found some excuse to spend some time together then started kinda dating and so on. Guess it's easier if you have some reason to start spending time together
>>2058777That looks pretty nice tbdesu.
>>2058584>carrying a knife on Amtrak for "self defense"Do Americans really?
>>2061262I know a few google employees that make closer to $600k/yr but they've been doing it for 10 yearsaverage person at one of those companies is around 150-250 and yeah the long term outlook on those jobs is grim, we're already well past peak techfag salary boosting for being an autistic tranny who's good at super mario 64 speedrunning.>>2061285yeah just be a 1 in 100 million talent dude yeah why didn't I think of that fucking faggot
Do you guys ever have conversations with other people on public transportation, or try picking up girls there?>yet another day riding the subway sharing a car with plenty of cute girls, normal looking guys, and never make conversation with anyone to try to make friends or get a date>it's been like this nearly daily for 10 years>even see the same people getting on and off at my same stop, they live near me, and still never speak to anyone
>>2070586At least someone will show up at your funeral, maybe your landlady or something. If you bother IRL women like the "just bee urself it works for me" crowd is recommending, you'll end up unemployable or maybe you'll be able to work as a janitor in a warehouse where no one will see you, because you are now on a sex offender registry for life. They'll find your dried up husk, surrounded by a you-shaped ring of dried up maggots, when the city comes to disconnect the water for nonpayment, and they'll burn your possessions and raze the building to the ground and toss your ashes in an unmarked box in the local potter's field.
Earlier this week I just had close to my nightmare relating to this thread>living at home at 34 due to being a complete loser>luckily have never had to see anyone I grew up with, they probably all moved away to become adults>take subway every day and for weeks now in the morning a guy is next to me for a few minutes on the platform before the train comes, think nothing of it, just "oh there's that guy again">a few days ago he has his name badge on and I happen to glance at it>the name is in big lettters>it's someone who I went to high school and probably also middle school with, we graduated hs in 2010>even though I haven't seen or thought about him in 15 years, I see the facial features, just a bit aged, of what he looked like back then... it's interesting how not seeing someone for so long they can become unrecognizable>I see how he has a wedding band on his finger, maybe he even has kids, I wonder why he's in town, no way he would still be living at home since he's married, maybe he inherited the house or just likes it here so never left>I look up the name of the company on his badge and how he frequently is wearing a suit and know that he's got at minimum a decent status career while I'm the pathetic wage slave faggot loser living with my parents at rock bottom of lifeOnly way this could have been a bigger nightmare is if he actually recognized me and I would have had to pretend like I wasn't myself. I was laughing to myself thinking about bringing one of our school yearbooks and just asking him "excuse me sir, is this you?" and showing his picture, he's like "wtf do I know you, did we go to school together?" and I just say yes but never tell him who I am
>>2066589hell yeah brother
>>2069436>bumpkin think
Nah honestly talking to people on the train isn't really even an option for me anymore. I've become so miserable and suicidal that every day on the train I just stand against the door staring at the floor or out the window frowning. If I'm on the platform with people I just stare at the ground or on a bench with my head in my hands. All the people on there staring at their phones at least look normal and somewhat approachable.
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>>2071251that's a nice tank
Love trainsLove diesel cowsSimple as
I like mixed trainsPost mixed trains
>>2071685>Do they expect me to pull THAT?!
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>in Germany, riding cattle cars is a death sentence>in Ecuador, it's 1st class
>>2071821That’s such a great photo. A classic Maine two footer Forney, boxcar, a derailed upside down pulpwood car, what I think is a snow flanger (but no sign of snow) and then a mixed train caboose. I’ve been to the WW & F museum where they have a lot of Sandy River and other Maine two foot stuff running.
How in the fuck are they pulling this shit off? These commies are making us look like clowns! What is the reason for this?!
>>2073017Security theater is policy and policy is changed much more easily than infrastructure, though I don't expect China to change anytime soon.There is also some security theater on some European HSR networks like in Spain or the Eurostar, but not on China's level I guess.If I was the dictator of France and cared about national debt even less than they already do I would build new towns and suburbs all around those rural HSR station, maybe encourage residents from decrepit villages to move to these new towns.In other countries they wouldn't need to do this nearly as much because *most* bypass stations are already fairly centrally located regardless, or they choose to spend billions in projects like Stuttgart 21 in place of building a bypass station.
I forgot I made this thread
>>2073187that was before china was conquered by mongols and manchus and lost it, while Japan got and kept all the good parts.
>>2035263I was supposed to take the Amtrak from penn station to Albany to go back to college the day it flipped on it's side and few people died. without looking it up it was the sunday after thanksgiving in 2012. I took an adirondack trailways bus instead and played Civ 5 on my laptop the whole way up
>>2073935alright I'm wrong it was a metro north train but they use the same tracks and it was when I was coming home from spring break in 2013 https://mx-schroeder.medium.com/dazed-debacle-the-2013-spuyten-duyvil-usa-derailment-3c2c67421928
