Any train fans around?
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I wonder if Disney gets a royalty off every fare. lol I never went to WDW Orlando but I remember the PM at DL CA.
I love the WDW people mover. No moving parts, apart from the wheels, it's all induction motors. There's an airport in Texas, Houston Hobby I think? That has another disney people mover they built for them. Supposedly Disney considered going into business making them or licensing them but there was no demand and that's the only other one that got made.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NS_7700
This one is called "Bello" the machine is well maintained and still drives around.
This one is called "Bello" the machine is well maintained and still drives around.
It's promising, but doesn't go far enough.
Here's what true, universal rapid transit would look like:
I mean, never mind trains. You have to wait for a train. You have to go to a station to wait for a train. But with a system like this? No matter where you are, no matter the time of day or night, there'd be a pod waiting for you. How cool is THAT?
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I saw that vid too. Aren't there laws or rules that say they have to be aware of train schedules and traffic patterns and whenever possible, move that kind of thing at night?
that's what everyone is wondering. the bridge/viaduct project down the road has been going in for awhile and periodically they have to transport these things, but I don't understand why they did not contact Norfolk and Southern, why there wasn't an escort vehicle, etc. repair work is already underway, and most of the derailed cars have been removed. so much for betting a piece of track to cut down as a poor man's anvil
for those who like or are addicted to Little Debbie snack cakes, this happened across from the factory. Your Swiss Rolls and oatmeal pies may be delayed.
Some nice information about alternative drive systems for locomotives:
They have tried steam turbines
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_turbine_locomotive
It did work but with quite some niggles like coal dust and water entering the traction engines, most had a turbo electric drive to get around the efficience problems with turbines, they rather only work the best at about one specified RPM range.
They also tried the same with gas turbines which have about the same problems as steam turbines, they also got combined with generators and so on.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_turbine_locomotive
And of course, just skip the whole thing, just bolt some huge turbojets to a train..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbojet_train
Or use a huge piston engine with a huge propellor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schienenzeppelin
They have tried steam turbines
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_turbine_locomotive
It did work but with quite some niggles like coal dust and water entering the traction engines, most had a turbo electric drive to get around the efficience problems with turbines, they rather only work the best at about one specified RPM range.
They also tried the same with gas turbines which have about the same problems as steam turbines, they also got combined with generators and so on.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_turbine_locomotive
And of course, just skip the whole thing, just bolt some huge turbojets to a train..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbojet_train
Or use a huge piston engine with a huge propellor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schienenzeppelin
They ran on a very heavy bunker oil and when they ran at low speed fuel effeciency went out the window. There are some related youtube videos of the GTELS in action (did well enough that 3 series of them were built) and one were some-one went aboard one of the preserved units.
covered on a "history in the dark" worst trains videos on youtube and summed up as "what where they thinking?).
Back then they tried everything they could possibly think of, also, you can say what you want but at 230 kilometers per hour it was really fast..
It also led to this train https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fliegender_Hamburger
It also led to this train https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fliegender_Hamburger
LOL I love the one with the jet engines
That could have been an even bigger mess with tanker cars. I think some trucks haul molten aluminum on the highways:
https://www.kron4.com/news/semi-carrying-molten-aluminum-overturns-on-highway/
Flying trains?
https://www.reddit.com/r/technicallythetruth/comments/1004g9f/does_this_belong_here/
One more reason for Space Solar Power
https://www.reddit.com/r/CrazyFucki...ain_explosion_poisoning_the_air_in_northeast/
Scales
https://boards.4channel.org/toy//thread/10432474#q10432474
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I can't embed youtube shorts so ill just throw this in here:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/F74M4KqdQt4
it's an old sumatran mine cart railway that was converted to passenger traffic, very brave passenger traffic.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/F74M4KqdQt4
it's an old sumatran mine cart railway that was converted to passenger traffic, very brave passenger traffic.
I've never taken a trip via Train. I think that's something I really want to do. I'm not talking about trains being public transportation (Even though I found out I'm going to New York in May and would like to take the Subway), but a cross state/country train trip would be kinda cool.
depending on how long you're in NY, you could try the New York Metro North. The Hudson line is pretty, and if you're not riding at a peak time, not too crowded.