← Back to context Comment by yreg 3 years ago Trains won't do last mile delivery. 5 comments yreg Reply jaxrtech 3 years ago Or have the train get your delivery drones close enough to the last mile for the battery to last :^) oblio 3 years ago Current trains? Not directly.But with the levels of investment in cars and roads, we could have mini trains on reduced tracks (think stuff like mine tracks) going almost anywhere, probably for a fraction of maintaining our road infrastructure and cars. shepherdjerred 3 years ago We're not going to stop maintaining roads. They exist for military defense as much as they do for road trips and trucks.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Highway_Systemhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Highway_System_(Unite... janef0421 3 years ago Road maintenance isn't a fixed cost; The level of use, particularly by heavy vehicles like trucks, affects the amount of maintenance required. 1 reply →
jaxrtech 3 years ago Or have the train get your delivery drones close enough to the last mile for the battery to last :^)
oblio 3 years ago Current trains? Not directly.But with the levels of investment in cars and roads, we could have mini trains on reduced tracks (think stuff like mine tracks) going almost anywhere, probably for a fraction of maintaining our road infrastructure and cars. shepherdjerred 3 years ago We're not going to stop maintaining roads. They exist for military defense as much as they do for road trips and trucks.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Highway_Systemhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Highway_System_(Unite... janef0421 3 years ago Road maintenance isn't a fixed cost; The level of use, particularly by heavy vehicles like trucks, affects the amount of maintenance required. 1 reply →
shepherdjerred 3 years ago We're not going to stop maintaining roads. They exist for military defense as much as they do for road trips and trucks.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Highway_Systemhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Highway_System_(Unite... janef0421 3 years ago Road maintenance isn't a fixed cost; The level of use, particularly by heavy vehicles like trucks, affects the amount of maintenance required. 1 reply →
janef0421 3 years ago Road maintenance isn't a fixed cost; The level of use, particularly by heavy vehicles like trucks, affects the amount of maintenance required. 1 reply →
Or have the train get your delivery drones close enough to the last mile for the battery to last :^)
Current trains? Not directly.
But with the levels of investment in cars and roads, we could have mini trains on reduced tracks (think stuff like mine tracks) going almost anywhere, probably for a fraction of maintaining our road infrastructure and cars.
We're not going to stop maintaining roads. They exist for military defense as much as they do for road trips and trucks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Highway_System
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Highway_System_(Unite...
Road maintenance isn't a fixed cost; The level of use, particularly by heavy vehicles like trucks, affects the amount of maintenance required.
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