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.

    • gravitasiumEnglish
      5•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.worldEnglish
        2•1 year ago

        Switzerland used to that, before they were able to update their trains with the purely-electric equivalent.