Seattle’s $300M Amtrak expansion to bring modern trains, transportation by 2027 (mynorthwest.com)

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[-] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

"modern" trains? These are diesel trains. That is not modern.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

I think just having any kind of public transportation being build is a win in the states these days

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

I really agree here. Of course more efficient and environment-friendly is the hope, but public transportation is a huge win over moter vehicles

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Of course trains are better than cars. Of course these trains are better than no trains. Any progress in this area is welcome (and frankly unexpected in the States). But nothing changes the fact that there is nothing modern about these trains, which was all they stated.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

lol, fair

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Apparently these engines can also run on electric tracks according to this arbitrary search hit on the topic:

https://secretnyc.co/amtrak-airo-trains-2026/

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