I wanna see electrification of what's left of the US rail network this way. Seems like a no-brainer, but it's a big investment that will take a while to pay off.
On Tue, Aug 3, 2021 at 12:27 PM EVDL Administrator via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > The subject looks like an auto-incorrection error. I think it's supposed > to > be "catenaries." (Bloody smartphones think they're smarter than they are.) > > From the Oxford Dictionary: > > Centenary: The hundredth anniversary of a significant event; a centennial. > > Catenary: A curve formed by a wire, rope, or chain hanging freely from two > points and forming a U shape. > > Also: https://locomotive.fandom.com/wiki/Catenary > > > the onus would be on the German government to build the overhead > > cables, which cost an estimated 2.5 million euros per kilometer, or > > about $5 million per mile > > I may be missing something here, but wouldn't it be more economical to > promote more use of rail freight instead? Maybe even subsidize it? EU > rails are already electrified. > > David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey > > To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my > offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves. > > -- Edward R Murrow > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to [email protected] > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ > LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20210803/83b6e033/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
