• PKMKII [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    7 months ago

    Want to create car-length transport on rail roads? Can’t.

    What car brain does to a MF.

    Besides, we already have a work-around for that, as well as the “what if the railroad doesn’t go there?” problem: Auto train. Train can take you 90% of the way and then take the personal vehicle the last 10%.

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      7 months ago

      Gonna be honest here the Auto train is an incredibly dumb idea born out of car consumerism. There’s absolutely no need to ferry a lot of cars somewhere on a train inherently, they could just have cars there you could rent

      I get the economics of this, car rentals are expensive and all, but it’s not a good idea generally

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        7 months ago

        Yeah it’s not really something that makes sense en masse, there’s a reason Amtrak runs it as a specialty line to a tourism hot spot. Point is, if it was absolutely necessary and personal vehicle rental wasn’t an option at the destination station, the option is on the table.