Is America’s quest for high-speed trains finally picking up steam?::New projects in California, Texas, and Florida are a sign that the United States is finally getting serious about modernizing its commuter railway system.

      • gravitasium
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        1 year ago

        We could run steam engines off overhead electric lines using a good old heating element.

        Would it be efficient or practical (or safe)? No.

        But it’d be SIICKKKKK

        • T156@lemmy.world
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          Switzerland used to that, before they were able to update their trains with the purely-electric equivalent.