wait did you think MU referred to maglevs? lmao
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Replying to @380kmh
Yes, pardon my ignorance, is it evacuated cylinder travel?
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Replying to @roadtoserfdom3
It means "multiple unit" All of the pictured trains are MUspic.twitter.com/JJ4x9MLjBA
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Replying to @380kmh @roadtoserfdom3
Intercity rail in Japan switched to using MUs beginning in 1958 with the Kodama. In the USA, though, we still use locomotives.pic.twitter.com/ZUN2hUwX7t
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Replying to @380kmh @roadtoserfdom3
MU trains, with far more driving axles, achieve much faster acceleration, can be built at much lighter weights, & inflict less wear on track
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Replying to @380kmh
All good but, all minor variables compared to the central issue of economic justification. Will people choose it over other methods/alterns?
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Replying to @roadtoserfdom3
They can't choose it if it doesn't exist, and even today they're choosing the inferior versions where they DO exist (ie, in major cities)
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Replying to @380kmh @roadtoserfdom3
So, let's modernize existing rail systems to cut down wasteful costs and bring in more passengers, then privatize it when it's profitable
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Replying to @380kmh
As a train enthusiast, I agree. As an amateur economist I can't. Services become profitable when people want them, not want when profitable.
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Replying to @roadtoserfdom3
And people want them when they can get more value from them, thus: increase value -> more people want it -> profit
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Over in Boston, commuter rail trains are often overcrowded: demand is much higher than supply!
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