Why “Rail” is being discussed
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> No excuse is good enough to justify that. There was no excuse at all in my post, not sure what you're replying to. It was only pointed out that despite failures in train syste…
by NoLinkToMe · Oct 29, 2026
This is mostly a distraction because so much Carbon pollution is within supply chains, and therefore not wise to ascribe to individual consumers. The exceptions are driving and…
by Ericson2314 · Oct 29, 2026
US rail is an embarrassment. Giant chunks of it lack basic safety features like crossing gates; there are 4.6 derailments per day ; it is considered normal to have trains slow d…
by crote · Oct 28, 2026
According to the available information, the failure of the automated system caused six trains to stop. They were then given manually the go-ahead to proceed at full speed (!!!).…
by david-gpu · Oct 28, 2026
Metro style trains all have it. It's just continental long distance systems that are sometimes lax about those things. Train wheels are all solid metal so you can watch out for…
by numpad0 · Oct 28, 2026
I always thought there is a system of rail signals which should prevent accidents like this always in place, like dividing railroad into sections, turn on red light if the next…
by gloosx · Oct 28, 2026
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