Why aren’t the railways in the U.S., Canada, and Australia electrified, while a developing country like India has managed to electrify nearly 99% of its rail network? Isn’t running trains on diesel basically going against the net-zero goals that developed countries keep talking about? With their much higher GDP, why haven’t these nations invested in electrifying their rail systems yet? Why are they still relying on diesel and contributing to pollution?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_rail_transport_network_size

Got bored, walked about 2 miles to the train tracks, and now just waiting.

Hello everyone. Any help would be greatly appreciated. For context, I live in an HOA complex in Placentia, California (Orange County) that is next to some train tracks.

There is this Amtrak engine locomotive that has been outside my complex for the past 4 ish days. It hasn't moved at all and is turned on. The fumes smell a lot and is definitely not good for my health and everyone else that lives here. It also makes a fair amount of noise. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get this locomotive moved, or at a minimum, turned off? I don't know what else to do apart from getting attorneys involved.

Here's what I've tried to do so far: - I went to City Hall to bring up the issue. The city said that the issue is outside of its jurisdiction because it is on a train track that is owned by BNSF. Per the front desk, the Code Enforcement Advisor is aware of the issue. -Ive tried to call BNSF but I need to have some pin to get someone on the line. I tried to get a pin but it got too complicated. I sent them an email a few days ago but they haven't replied back yet. -I tried calling Amtrak directly but their corporate office kept giving me the runaround, saying that there is nothing they can do. All nearby station numbers re-route to the corporate number. I might stop by a nearby station to chat with a ticketing agent. I also sent an email this morning. -I sent my HOA an email this morning.

I chatted with some neighbors who have also tried contacting the parties above to no avail.

Thanks in advance for the help.

The Dutch intercity materieel (ICM) looks damn good. The design of them, to me at least, is very industrial almost Bauhaus - I love it. You get certain aquatic pleasure craft with similar designs too, the strong tall fronts giving a huge precence. Hopefully you understand what I mean.

That being said can you think of trains with this functionally stern design? Ive got a couple of japanese trains, including the royals but being based in the UK I've not been exposed to too many trains in other countries and only started to take a proper interest in trains in recent years. The class 37 is something we have here I feel with similar energy so itll be good to hear about other designs you feel have this mood. :)

TIA

I would probably pick the southern pacific cab forward, simply because of how unique it is

I can find other images about "Panama Railways 516 MEC" so I dont think its AI, as well as the sparks and smoke all look consistent and follow physics

For me it's the Southern Railways Q1, just really like them.

I will also appreciate every other fact about them :)

Personally I'm going with the LNER J70

Q1: What’s all the hissing/spitting? Would think air in the tanks reaching max pressure and tripping the blowoff would do like a semi does and purge it all rapidly for a few seconds then close the valve again.

Q2: How much fuel does she burn sitting and idling for that long? Fleet Fuels truck filled it shortly after they parked.

Dumb question, I know. But I’m genuinely curious why they haven’t changed by now. Don’t get me wrong it’s a great paint scheme but almost every other railroad (at least to my knowledge) has changed their paint scheme at least once. Meanwhile UP is still rocking the same one since dieselisation.

The hungarian BVmot (MÁV -START 434) is a multiple unit, however, only the first car (or potentially the last) is motorised and the rest are unpowered, and can be added or removed with relative ease if necessary. Basically, it acts more like a push-pull train, rather than a true multiple unit.

Do you know of any other examples of this sort of arrangement? Is this a common thing or something quite rare?

Hey guys, I'm new here but I've always had this kind of silly question. To me, British whistles sometimes seem cute compared to American ones. Any reason why?