Seattle’s $300M Amtrak expansion to bring modern trains, transportation by 2027
Seattle’s $300M Amtrak expansion to bring modern trains, transportation by 2027
"modern" trains? These are diesel trains. That is not modern.
I think just having any kind of public transportation being build is a win in the states these days
I really agree here. Of course more efficient and environment-friendly is the hope, but public transportation is a huge win over moter vehicles
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.
lol, fair
Apparently these engines can also run on electric tracks according to this arbitrary search hit on the topic: