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this post was submitted on 05 Sep 2023
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They better fucking not be running on steam...
Steam engines are eco-friendly. Coal in, water vapor out ๐
We could run steam engines off overhead electric lines using a good old heating element.
Would it be efficient or practical (or safe)? No.
But it'd be SIICKKKKK
Switzerland used to that, before they were able to update their trains with the purely-electric equivalent.
Coal dust, carbon monooxide and carbon dioxode out
Most American thing ever.