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0 pointsb1121y ago0 comments

Yet up-post said "miles" from homes. That means a lot more tha just close to houses. It means miles from towns.

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„Can be heard“ is not the problem we’re trying to fix, and no reasonable amount of engineering can fix that . Maybe if you converted everything to maglev and limited speeds to 20mph.

lukan1y ago

If something can be heard miles away, it usually means it is very loud close by. And this could be reduced.

adrianN1y ago

Indeed, but you don't need to do stuff to tracks that are miles away from homes.

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0 pointsb1121y ago0 comments

Yet up-post said "miles" from homes. That means a lot more tha just close to houses. It means miles from towns.

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adrianN1y ago

„Can be heard“ is not the problem we’re trying to fix, and no reasonable amount of engineering can fix that . Maybe if you converted everything to maglev and limited speeds to 20mph.

lukan1y ago

If something can be heard miles away, it usually means it is very loud close by. And this could be reduced.

adrianN1y ago

Indeed, but you don't need to do stuff to tracks that are miles away from homes.

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