Solutions, anyone?
May 14, 2022 20:48:17 #
May 15, 2022 07:09:43 #
May 15, 2022 17:23:15 #
Milosia2 wrote:
Stop buying all the junk from China !
It’s Chinese junk that is creating the problems. Go out on any freeway and count how many Walmart trucks you see.
All Chinese junk tearing up our roads .
That we in turn will pay to fix with our tax money. A win win.
It’s Chinese junk that is creating the problems. Go out on any freeway and count how many Walmart trucks you see.
All Chinese junk tearing up our roads .
That we in turn will pay to fix with our tax money. A win win.
Ur overlooking Amazon! Most of their crap from China! Target sells same crap except they charge more and the libs like em!
May 15, 2022 17:24:37 #
Canuckus Deploracus wrote:
Yes... China uses trains for a large percentage of its shipping... Very effective...
But still a lot of freight moved by truck... Especially perishables...
My wife's cousin owns a couple of rigs... Gas has gone up over here as well...But not feeling inflation quite so much, yet......
But still a lot of freight moved by truck... Especially perishables...
My wife's cousin owns a couple of rigs... Gas has gone up over here as well...But not feeling inflation quite so much, yet......
Trucks haul intermodels which are part of train’s
May 15, 2022 17:25:31 #
archie bunker wrote:
Not much on logistics, are you? Trains have been in play for a long time now.
When was the last time you saw a railcar parked at Home Depot?
When was the last time you saw a railcar parked at Home Depot?
They’re called intermodels and ate part of t***sit
May 15, 2022 18:05:30 #
Wonttakeitanymore wrote:
They’re called intermodels and ate part of t***sit
I'm aware of this. The trains t***sport the trailers, and drop them an the nearest location to the delivery point. Saves trucking miles.
May 17, 2022 01:18:59 #
debeda wrote:
Trains do carry freight around the country. The are like the arteries of our supply system. But trucks are still needed to delivery to various places after unloading from the trains.
Yes, of course, I don't deny that. My point about trains is that trains might be a solution if they are used more and trucks are used less. If more tracks were laid then trains could get closer and trucks wouldn't have to be driven as far. There's an efficiency in trains beyond what trucks can accomplish. We have lots of systems built around cars and trucks and roads for them, and those systems are continually being expanded, but we could instead be expanding the rail systems and build systems with trains in mind (such as either (more likely) locating stores near train lines or (less likely) have more train lines laid closer to where the stores tend to be).
Where I grew up, there was a train that went through town. But the track was removed years later. They used to be able to get freight by train, but since somebody made the decision to remove the tracks, now everyone is forced to rely on trucks. I say, they made the wrong decision; they should have kept the train system and probably even enhanced it, so that trucks wouldn't have to be used _as_much_ as they are used. Have more miles by train and less by truck.
May 17, 2022 01:47:02 #
robertv3 wrote:
Yes, of course, I don't deny that. My point about... (show quote)
That's a good point👍
May 17, 2022 14:43:54 #
Most obvious solution: Remove Biden, reopen the Keystone pipeline and resume drilling. And never again v**e democrat.
May 17, 2022 15:48:56 #
AlexT wrote:
Most obvious solution: Remove Biden, reopen the Keystone pipeline and resume drilling. And never again v**e democrat.
👍👍👍👍👍
May 17, 2022 18:57:42 #
robertv3 wrote:
Yes, of course, I don't deny that. My point about... (show quote)
Yeah, right, instead of water stops every 6 - 10 miles, like steam locomotives required,
just build recharging stations every 6 - 10 miles.
May 18, 2022 19:43:12 #
Gatsby wrote:
Yeah, right, instead of water stops every 6 - 10 miles, like steam locomotives required,
just build recharging stations every 6 - 10 miles.
just build recharging stations every 6 - 10 miles.
? I don't get your point.
The trains I've seen can go many dozens of miles without needing to stop. They do this similarly as trucks do.
Trains and trucks can both run on the same kind of fuel. There are diesel trains and diesel trucks. There are electric trains and electric trucks. Probably not so many electric now but that can change in the future.
May 18, 2022 21:15:46 #
robertv3 wrote:
? I don't get your point.
The trains I've seen can go many dozens of miles without needing to stop. They do this similarly as trucks do.
Trains and trucks can both run on the same kind of fuel. There are diesel trains and diesel trucks. There are electric trains and electric trucks. Probably not so many electric now but that can change in the future.
The trains I've seen can go many dozens of miles without needing to stop. They do this similarly as trucks do.
Trains and trucks can both run on the same kind of fuel. There are diesel trains and diesel trucks. There are electric trains and electric trucks. Probably not so many electric now but that can change in the future.
Where do you expect to find the electricity to power your fantasies?
https://featurednews.com/millions-of-americans-face-blackouts-as-renewable-energy-sources-fail-to-keep-up/
May 20, 2022 14:57:50 #
Gatsby wrote:
Where do you expect to find the electricity to power your fantasies?
https://featurednews.com/millions-of-americans-face-blackouts-as-renewable-energy-sources-fail-to-keep-up/
https://featurednews.com/millions-of-americans-face-blackouts-as-renewable-energy-sources-fail-to-keep-up/
We were discussing trains. Now you bring up electricity. Trains don't even have to run on electricity.
May 20, 2022 17:22:58 #
robertv3 wrote:
We were discussing trains. Now you bring up electricity. Trains don't even have to run on electricity.
Actually, they all run on electricity, generated by on-board diesel engines.
So, take away those f****l f**led engines, where do you get electricity?
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