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MyNameIsntChris
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dtemp5
Trains are the best, we need more!
TheConnArtist
What about magnet trains like Japan? Is that not likely for u.s.? I know nothing of trains. Just a question.
UrsaPsi
If the US had bullet trains shooting across the midwest, linking like LA to Boulder to Chicago etc, economy would explode.
PunnyTiger
a good model train will always n-gauge my attention
RowanUnderwood
freezingpilot
That is the kids dad iirc.
TCGView
We've been promised a train from Dallas to Austin to San Antonio for like 35 years now. It's just never gonna happen.
DaddyRobotBeepBoop
lddiaz
NationalOrganizationOfMenAgainstAmazonianMasterhood
I don't always say "I'll never not upvote this", but when I do, it's because I'm referring to this meme.
kingoftheironislands
Imadethisaccounttopost
I'd love to see our trains reach European or Japanese level
Goldenagecomics
They wanted to bring high speed rail through Connecticut. The NIMBYs lost their minds and the politicians ran away. Will never happen.
thedudeman519
Sucks because the mero north that goes from NY up to CT is fucking gorgeous. I can imagine a full coastal line would be a great trip
Ayecantread
It would be awesome if rich people got into building steam engines and laying track like the good old days...
nclu
Steam engine not so good for pollution. But a legit bullet train that could get from Oakland to Tahoe snow in 2 1/2 hours would rule so hard
bonetonelord
Trains are the one mode of transport that we can already run at scale with no fossil fuels whatsoever. Let's not bring coal back into this.
KahootChamp
FuzzyX
AlwaysUpvotesRaul
expectantbamboo
TheLazyDragoon
Problem is driving is cheaper
EndlessTrash
But you can want both of those things.
eromitlab
chugga chugga chugga chugga choo choo is nice, but I want the trains that are like zooooom!
MonsieurBrochant
Sorry to be that guy but trains have stopped choo chooing a long time ago
FrankTheThunderbird
I want trains because I don’t need to be across the country in a couple of hours.
PrincessNausicaa
I want more trains in every country. Choo choo!
Geracht
Goose and Geese are words of European origin. Moose is a word of Native American origin. Hence different plural forms. The more you know!
ThinkThisOut
I want the trains we have to be NFP and subsidized so can actually use them. I wanna be drunk and travel dang it
Shaodyn
I want to travel while napping without needing someone to drive me.
Fluggaenkoecchicebolsen
Amtrak is government owned. It's actually never turned a profit in the 50+ years it's been operating.
Fluggaenkoecchicebolsen
American rail is unfortunately set up for freight not people. Because of that Amtrak has to go the same speed as freight. Would need new
Fluggaenkoecchicebolsen
Lines just for passenger trains to go faster. It's a couple million a mile to build rail. Expensive in a country as large as the US.
ThinkThisOut
I didn’t know Amtrak is government owned. That’s interesting. Also I’m ok with going about 30mph, I rarely hurry. But it averages $50/hr
Bunhyung
I just want to be able to call small rural towns Whistle stops instead of Podunks
dundeeisdrunk
Podunks?
aCoolBreezeOnAHotSummerDay
Most American cities are not built in a way in which trains could work.
tirpider
B4Ctom1
QQTrain
IDK if you know about my love of the train....
beez428
Hey everybody, look! OP's mom commented! Cool.
ColonelRunnaway
My man!
Mechwarrior719
I like trains…
kingoftheironislands
Beeoneack
No, wait!...
BobbyVegana
...even 'meat' ones?
DavidMW
Especially the 'meat' ones
certainlynotaserialkiller
ITellBadPuns
Next time he's gonna tell you what Bubba used as a penis
aPokal
YeastInfectedWhiskerBiscuit
We've kind of screwed ourselves on trains with bad city planning over the years.
drmuelr
"Bad" doesn't even approach scratching the surface.
trasneoir
OTOH, you've now got a lot of highways running right through your city centres... lots of space for rails and stations right there.
Filanwizard
I mean I can still take a train right into the center of Manhattan.
cheshirecat00
Reason the US did that was to establish eminent domain to steal property from blk/poc people
peachesforme
also to force people to own cars/buy gas
Throwawayheyya
There should be 6 chuggas, I will die on this hill
Volpe42
Why?
MyNameIsntChris
You can't put a number on the chuggas before the choos. You count those with your heart
FireSolvesProblems
Just like garlic.
CorrectMostOfTheTime
8*
PunnyTiger
6 is the preferred number of chuggas, but any even number will do.
RacecarIsRacecarBackwards
Is that what American trains sound like?
billyjonas
I just tried 6 and it sounds like a tool song.
brownribbon
At least 6!
1metalnation
It's 8 you philistine
billyjonas
haveyouheardabouttheseinternetmemes
EXACTLY. CHUGga chugga chugga chugga CHUGga chugga chugga chugga CHOOOOO CHOOOOOO!
alex5775
Definitely 8. Specifically 2 sets of 4 and then a choo choo
Empathau225
And it should be said as 2 lots of 3; chugga chugga chugga, chugga chugga chugga, wooooo woooooo
DarnThisStuff
The hell it is, get the fuck out! 3 lots of 2 with the emphasis on the first "chug!"
dundeeisdrunk
100% correct. And the first of each set is the loudest
Empathau225
Ahhhh I see you’re a man chugga as well.
KnifeKnut
Modern trains don't chugga chugga anymore, but they still can choo choo.
SirBillington
That's the difference, give me roaring steam baby! If it's gonna take me 21 hours to get from Boston to Chicago on rail, might as well make
SirBillington
it majestic as fuck.
Nacon
Isn't "choo choo" coming from the steam? Pretty sure the modern trains does "?????????????????!!!"
Nacon
Always scaring the shit out of me and vibrates everything around me whenever their horns goes off.
KnifeKnut
Which is one of the reasons that they should not be abused by putting them on road vehicles