[geeks] electric cars

[Brian Dunbar]

Patrick Giagnocavo wrote:
> On Oct 24, 2006, at 12:55 PM, Sandwich Maker wrote:
> 
>> " From: Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at verizon.net>
>> "
>> " 8 lanes of freight would be impressive "bandwidth" for freight, and
>> " would be hard to beat with rail service, even if it was 4 lanes in
>> " and 4 lanes out - 4 semi's wide and front to back is a lot of 
>> freight...
>>
>> an 80' freight car carries about twice what a double-trailer semi
>> does, and the 'following distance' is pretty short...
> 
> Of course, once it arrives at the terminal... you have to deliver it 
> via truck.
> 
> Plus, correct me if I am wrong, but you don't have "air-ride" 
> suspension for most trains and anything even remotely fragile can get 
> the crap beaten out of it... one set of cars banging into another at 
> 5mph is not uncommon.
> 
> Plus you have the union attitude to deal with.
> 

This is why we have diverse means of transport - some stuff is better 
served by one transport over another.  Some people need Solaris 10, some 
  Ubuntu.

That said, a dealer did once ship me a monitor from Chicago to DFW by 
train.  Took six weeks for a two-day delivery.  Cost me no end of grief 
from the end user who really needed the thing - he ended up buying the 
same model with his credit card at Best Buy.

It was intact when it arrived, but I don't know if it worked.  My boss 
pitched a fit about paying for it so back it went unopened at CDW's expense.

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