It’s too bad there aren’t any other rail systems operating in similar coastal co...

		bryananderson on Sept 25, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: One robber baron’s gamble on railroads It’s too bad there aren’t any other rail systems operating in similar coastal conditions in the world! Certainly not in Vancouver or Portland or San Francisco or Northwesten Europe. If only there were, so that Seattle could buy off the shelf. Like almost all “our city is Very Special” arguments for buying vastly overpriced custom crap, this argument is absolute bunk.

Or Japan! Another country near Pacific which can't figure out the trains in rain!