Dutch railways: "oh no, it has snowed, we can't have a fully functioning schedule now"Canadian trains: TOOT TOOT
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@collectifission There aren’t even any rails, it’s just ploughing through the countryside regardless.
@alexanderdyas @collectifission I mean, it's a big country
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Dutch railways: "oh no, it has snowed, we can't have a fully functioning schedule now"
Canadian trains: TOOT TOOT@collectifission “where we’re going, we don’t need eyes to see”
“Ah, so, Canada”
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Dutch railways: "oh no, it has snowed, we can't have a fully functioning schedule now"
Canadian trains: TOOT TOOT@collectifission I love this!
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Dutch railways: "oh no, it has snowed, we can't have a fully functioning schedule now"
Canadian trains: TOOT TOOT@collectifission @andrew This is how I feel like when I’m #running through fresh snow.
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Dutch railways: "oh no, it has snowed, we can't have a fully functioning schedule now"
Canadian trains: TOOT TOOT@collectifission best argument for mass transit
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@collectifission Spanish railwais do not work if it has snowed. Actually, they do not work if it is a sunny day, either.
@qualcu @collectifission London Underground extension to Heathrow Airport did not work in the rain. Fortunately the private Heathrow Express did.
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Dutch railways: "oh no, it has snowed, we can't have a fully functioning schedule now"
Canadian trains: TOOT TOOT@collectifission
can't have any stolen resource extractivism going being delayed now...(' will leave any factual comments on passenger rail delays to the knowledgeable enthusiasts)
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Dutch railways: "oh no, it has snowed, we can't have a fully functioning schedule now"
Canadian trains: TOOT TOOTAnd when that won't do the trick, there's always this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPc3ceGIlegThough I don't know where that one is, I've seen videos of them used in Canada - lake-effect snow is crazy sometimes.
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Dutch railways: "oh no, it has snowed, we can't have a fully functioning schedule now"
Canadian trains: TOOT TOOT@collectifission Difference is that Dutch rail is mostly electric, maybe 3rd rail or overhead.
Diesel power in Canada is brute force without need for a good electrical connection -
Dutch railways: "oh no, it has snowed, we can't have a fully functioning schedule now"
Canadian trains: TOOT TOOT@collectifission so nice too watch, thanks
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Dutch railways: "oh no, it has snowed, we can't have a fully functioning schedule now"
Canadian trains: TOOT TOOT@collectifission Good lord! It looks like that video of the moose charging down the ski slope (the one that gets captioned "Dashing through the snow, get the fuck out of my way...")
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@collectifission Good lord! It looks like that video of the moose charging down the ski slope (the one that gets captioned "Dashing through the snow, get the fuck out of my way...")
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And when that won't do the trick, there's always this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPc3ceGIlegThough I don't know where that one is, I've seen videos of them used in Canada - lake-effect snow is crazy sometimes.
@cazabon @collectifission it monch
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Dutch railways: "oh no, it has snowed, we can't have a fully functioning schedule now"
Canadian trains: TOOT TOOTAlso, the trans-siberian railway exists.
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What happens if a tree has fallen across the track?
@Susan60 @collectifission splinter shower!
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Dutch railways: "oh no, it has snowed, we can't have a fully functioning schedule now"
Canadian trains: TOOT TOOT@collectifission Snowpiercer is just a random December Thursday in Edmonton, isn't it?
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Dutch railways: "oh no, it has snowed, we can't have a fully functioning schedule now"
Canadian trains: TOOT TOOTI took Amtrak through the Sierras, and the folks working on the train said the previous winter they had been driving the train through snowbanks higher than the top of the train
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Dutch railways: "oh no, it has snowed, we can't have a fully functioning schedule now"
Canadian trains: TOOT TOOT@collectifission Never saw any shutdowns in Moscow even when blizzards
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I took Amtrak through the Sierras, and the folks working on the train said the previous winter they had been driving the train through snowbanks higher than the top of the train
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I ixi@mastodon.online shared this topic
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@Susan60 @collectifission the trees are kept far away from the tracks. Ongoing maintenance.
Still a bit disconcerting if the driver is sometimes unable to see ahead.
