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California launches electric trains as US lags behind world in rail electrification (youtu.be)
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[–] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 27 points 2 months ago

The WW II US rail network is loonnnnggggg gone and doesn't really have any effect on the modern day. What remains is mostly freight rail run by a few oversized rail corporations... and they're surely in no hurry to abandon their diesel engines.

There's also not huge political pressure because rail is already a very efficient way to transport goods. Spreading rail would have better effects than electrifying rail.