• buckykat [none/use name]
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    13 hours ago

    Acela runs on tracks like this

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    CRRC trains run on tracks like this

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    • FALGSConaut [comrade/them]
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      11 hours ago

      I'm just seeing more evidence of Communist Chinese Rail Superiority. They also had some of the last steam locomotives in active service so I'm sensing a pattern here...

      • buckykat [none/use name]
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        10 hours ago

        Communist Chinese Rail Superiority is just as important as Communist Chinese Train Superiority

      • buckykat [none/use name]
        ·
        13 hours ago

        Because they're poorly maintained. Yes, it makes the trains run slow and derail frequently.

      • FunkyStuff [he/him]
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        13 hours ago

        They're wiggly because of thermal expansion and age. It limits the top speed of trains running on those lines.

        • keepcarrot [she/her]
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          10 hours ago

          I like modern continuous welded track, but it actually gets hotter here than the heated track was during construction >.>

          I'm not looking forward to 40+ degree days