[SteveH]

> Isn’t that how the European trains are powered?

according to the article link below, European railroads are 60% electrified, and the percentage is climbing.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelbarnard/2023/11/24/most-rail-is-already-electric-and-all-will-be-even-in-north-america/?sh=7bc1000b7e92

[cymbeline]

“according to the article link below, European railroads are 60% electrified, and the percentage is climbing.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelbarnard/2023/11/24/most-rail-is-already-electric-and-all-will-be-even-in-north-america/?sh=7bc1000b7e92“

Interesting article. I think electric train propulsion with overhead wires is a good idea. The article is worth reading.

The author is a greenie so, for instance, I’m not sure of his claim that truck hauling using battery powered trucks will put a lot of rail lines out of business.

I’d also like to know why there hasn’t been more electrification of our rail lines. The rail transportation industry needs to tell its side of the story.