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Re:Panama Canal drought forces Maersk to start using land br... by EasyMark on Sunday January 14, 2024 @09:44PM (#38996900)
why wouldn't it apply to electrified railways? I mean it's all energy in the end. I'm sure they make electric motors powerful enough and you can pull your own batteries as part of the load.
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Re:Panama Canal drought forces Maersk to start using land br... by Ringz on Monday January 15, 2024 @05:11AM (#38999143)
The clearance above the train. You have to rebuild every passenger transportation train to work with higher clearance or you build a dedicated railway system only for transportation. Neither financial nor ecologically sustainable.
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