Beaver [she/her]@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoIs the US finally getting ‘all aboard’ with electric trains?www.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1272arrow-down16
arrow-up1266arrow-down1external-linkIs the US finally getting ‘all aboard’ with electric trains?www.theverge.comBeaver [she/her]@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square62fedilink
minus-squareRangerJosie@sffa.communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·3 months agoNo. We’re not even on board with trains as a concept outside of the context of heavy freight shipping. The people are. But big oil spends a lot of bribe money to make sure you can’t easily ride a train across the country.
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·edit-23 months agoI wouldn’t doubt Big Airline spends as well.
minus-squareRentlar@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 months agoBig freight train spends a lot on bribing too, to avoid needing to spend even more from being required to improve their services.
No. We’re not even on board with trains as a concept outside of the context of heavy freight shipping. The people are. But big oil spends a lot of bribe money to make sure you can’t easily ride a train across the country.
I wouldn’t doubt Big Airline spends as well.
Big freight train spends a lot on bribing too, to avoid needing to spend even more from being required to improve their services.