Okay, so this is a bad idea. A truck, if needed, can go off-road or on unpaved roads. You don't have to worry about different gauges, etc. You can just send it anywhere on the continent. Very versatile.
As much as train = good, there are serious engineering problems with this.
In large disasters (Lac Magantic, Texas City, etc), fire departments from nearby areas will often send help. No town is prepared for the entire town catching fire, but that does happen sometimes. That's why mobility is important.
Okay, so this is a bad idea. A truck, if needed, can go off-road or on unpaved roads. You don't have to worry about different gauges, etc. You can just send it anywhere on the continent. Very versatile.
As much as train = good, there are serious engineering problems with this.
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But you'd only be putting fires out in the city so that's fine
In large disasters (Lac Magantic, Texas City, etc), fire departments from nearby areas will often send help. No town is prepared for the entire town catching fire, but that does happen sometimes. That's why mobility is important.
Hm yeah but you could just build rail to those disasters