• tburkhol@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I was just googling around, and it looks to me like a private rail car costs something like a 2nd home, storage fees similar to property tax, $4/mile to have Amtrak haul you around. Basically a vacation home, but mobile. Definitely a 1% thing, but not billionaires-only. Probably way more prestige in saying you’ve got a private rail car than a beach house. At least among a certain segment.

    Most interesting thing I’ve learned all week.

    • Tolookah
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      1 year ago

      I’d love parking for these cars at various places I want to visit though, think railway parking timeshare.