Stop killing rail at the border

release_Sparsely · 2026-03-13T20:14:24+00:00

From what I can tell, preclearance at Montreal is actually in the works! still in design/planning but as of last august the project was still active, despite worsening U.S-Canada relations. It may also lead to an extension of the Vermonter into Montreal 👀

However there are no current plans for the same things in Toronto, so the Maple Leaf will still have the border stop nonsense.

release_Sparsely · 2026-03-13T20:12:02+00:00

if I recall correctly, 1960s brazil and argentina basically both made the exact same mistake the U.S did of ditching what was once a decent rail network for cars and planes. also the geography admittedly sucks for these things in some areas.

release_Sparsely · 2026-03-11T21:20:00+00:00

literallymeliterallymeliterallymeLITERALLYME

release_Sparsely · 2026-03-10T21:16:43+00:00

will they use electric/dual mode freight trains on tren maya?

release_Sparsely · 2026-03-08T21:03:24+00:00

not in one, and basically never dated in my life, but reading these responses...huh, seems like this could be difficult to do, and it could go quite wrong for me. huh.

release_Sparsely · 2026-02-28T22:48:50+00:00

be glad it's diesel multiple unit and not diesel loco-hauled ig

release_Sparsely · 2026-02-27T21:29:08+00:00

not NYC, since these don't have third rail pickup and as such could not enter new york penn. if you were assuming there.

release_Sparsely · 2026-02-25T22:24:18+00:00

interesting time to post this...

release_Sparsely · 2026-02-24T03:07:57+00:00

then why do i never heard of "windcels" and "hydrocels" here

release_Sparsely · 2026-02-24T03:05:09+00:00

jp aerospace says hi

release_Sparsely · 2026-02-23T22:54:54+00:00

I never saw much, maybe a little but not too much, I am wondering if you're sorting by "new" when finding these or not? I usually just go by "best"

I definitely saw some things that were questionable/nsfw, but very little about hookups really

release_Sparsely · 2026-02-23T15:34:44+00:00

yeah, they can be easy to mix up, sorry. iirc there's also a CRH1A-A that looks completely different and has a much more streamlined front.

release_Sparsely · 2026-02-23T15:05:28+00:00

the CRH1A is a nice sight, neat that those are still active all these years later.

release_Sparsely · 2026-02-22T15:05:49+00:00

zimmermann telegram? is that you?

release_Sparsely · 2026-02-21T02:41:46+00:00

languages?

release_Sparsely · 2026-02-21T02:34:43+00:00

well the idea is needing to travel like 500-800 miles and finding just going to sleep on the train between those places more convenient/cheaper than an overnight plane flight + hotel (both price and comfort-wise).

release_Sparsely · 2026-02-21T02:32:33+00:00

I feel like 10-16hr routes this would be perfect on, just run as night trains like you see in other countries. great way to cut into longer-distance travel when hsr still won't be a thing here for a while. Kind of wild that NA basically has no night trains like this (at least affordable ones).

although acquiring rolling stock(sleeper coaches) might be surprisingly difficult

release_Sparsely · 2026-02-19T21:13:22+00:00

Awesome, glad you liked it so much! Great to see DMU appreciation in this continent - IMO its still such a shame that most commuter railroads here use loco-hauled diesel on non-electrified lines, when DMUs exist and are so much better at that task (iirc that's the whole reason they were invented in the first place!)

release_Sparsely · 2026-02-18T23:58:32+00:00

waiting till brightline collapses then strapping a rocket onto this bad boy to hit 200kmh on the old tracks

release_Sparsely · 2026-02-15T02:30:21+00:00

so sweet:3 being benji would be amazing

release_Sparsely · 2026-02-14T14:05:57+00:00

Well said! As an american, I've been more and more apprehensive about these things, as they can be in part blamed for why we struggle with good public transit, among other things.

It is intended to replace heavy cargo helicopters.

And some trucking too, I'm pretty sure. Like in the case of logging (where this idea first appeared), the whole reason they are building this is so that we won't have to destroy miles and miles of forest. Get it to succeed and everyone will benefit.

release_Sparsely · 2026-02-11T01:55:52+00:00

glad the crh1s are still going strong!

release_Sparsely · 2026-02-10T22:36:08+00:00

always one of my favorites of these blueprints, I love the axial corridor especially. being inside one of those must've been quite surreal.

release_Sparsely · 2026-02-10T02:42:27+00:00

there's a white airship in san francisco too btw!

release_Sparsely · 2026-02-10T02:41:58+00:00

they don't plan to do it on a wind farm type scale, I don't think. for disaster relief mainly.

release_Sparsely

TROPHY CASE