Of course trains are better than cars. Of course these trains are better than no trains. Any progress in this area is welcome (and frankly unexpected in the States). But nothing changes the fact that there is nothing modern about these trains, which was all they stated.
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hildegarde@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 10 pts · 1y
"modern" trains? These are diesel trains. That is not modern.
AuroraZzz@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
I think just having any kind of public transportation being build is a win in the states these days
PeacfulForest@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 1y
I really agree here. Of course more efficient and environment-friendly is the hope, but public transportation is a huge win over moter vehicles
Creat@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 1y
Of course trains are better than cars. Of course these trains are better than no trains. Any progress in this area is welcome (and frankly unexpected in the States). But nothing changes the fact that there is nothing modern about these trains, which was all they stated.
PeacfulForest@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y
lol, fair
CandleTiger@programming.dev · 2 pts · 1y
Apparently these engines can also run on electric tracks according to this arbitrary search hit on the topic:
https://secretnyc.co/amtrak-airo-trains-2026/