Rail mode share in Toyama, Japan, is only 4.2%--nonetheless, the Toyama Chiho Railway manages to operate there at a profithttps://twitter.com/uncriticalsimon/status/940627498131435520 …
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Replying to @380kmh
The overwhelming visibility of misapplied locomotive transit has discredited it in a lot of people's minds.
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Replying to @CryptoMechanism
Locomotives MUST GO, they offer no advantages for passenger rail but incur higher costs!
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Replying to @CryptoMechanism
American train pictured is hauled by a locomotive, Japanese train pictured is a multiple-unit. Former has fewer driving axles and weighs much more meaning it takes longer to speed up or slow down, and incurs much higher maintenance costs.pic.twitter.com/RoJneiF3AK
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