Train Electrification Debate
Commenters advocate for overhead wire electrification of trains over battery-powered options, emphasizing superior efficiency, power, lower maintenance, and existing implementations worldwide.
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Aren't trains mostly electric?
Why not just build electric trains?
Plenty of trains run on electricity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_electrification_system
Right above you it explicitly states the trains are •electric• and not diesel. RTFA
Or just use electrified trains in the first place, like most of the modern world
Electrified trains have a lot of potential...
electric trains are like 2x more powerful, less maintenance and carbon-free
There are now battery-electric trains.
Trains can also run on electricity. Ships are far away from that.
Trains, even non-electric ones are drastically more efficient.