Built like a Mercedes (?)

Right. Which is why rail's efficiency at energy used per ton-mile of
goods is not the only appropriate measure, and it's not somehow
"incorrect" (as Mr. Min Burn claimed) to choose a method that's less
efficient in kilowatt-hours per ton-mile.

 

Heh. Thanks to PA roads, I've got three slightly bent wheels, and the
fourth is only unbent because of http://www.wheelcollision.com. But
Costa Rica's roads makes Pennsylvania's roads look smooth, and I doubt
India's are much better.

 

What's the efficiency of moving 100 tons of e.g. perishable goods by

None. However if its loaded on a an express train that crosses the nation at
considerably higher speeds than are legal on the highway, it will encounter
little in the way of traffic jams or weather that stops travel.

Point of fact: Oysters from the Chesapeake Bay were once shipped to
California, arriving fresh in just days. Surely if they could do that in the
early 1900's, railroads can do it now?

--
Max

"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)

 

Not when done between governments.

As much as you would like to think we hadn't the technology, you would be
wrong.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar

Be sure to click on the link for Dr. DuMont.

Hardly a commercial situation, given the government was involved on both
ends.

At what point was Monty prepared to invade the continent? Clearly you don't
see the whole picture. If Churchill was content to allow Ike to lead,
perhaps you should realize he had a reason to do so.

I've done a bit of that, clearly more than you have.

--
Max

"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)

 

And when's the last time you'd heard of an express freight train?
There ain't no such animal -- and if it were, it's efficiency would
not be nearly as good as a regular freight train.

 

lol. what an ignorant **** you really are. just a fine example
yourself. what a hoot you are pooh bear. lol.

yeah, i imagine i could. why?

 

lol. didn't know we were in a contest pooh bear. wasn't trying to
"best" anyone pooh. just saying, anyone who nicknames himself pooh
bear..............well, nuff said "old man".

 

What ocean ? You don't seem to have a point. I said it needed very few

It is a mechanical entity, as such it will break, and it will need repair.
If it were here, parts for it would cross the Atlantic Ocean. You might be
more familiar with it if you looked west a bit farther than your nose.

If you had read my previous posts, you'd know I'm just fine with that bit of
supposition on your part, no matter how true it may or may not be.


--
Max

"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)

 

An agreement between governments isn't a commercial agreement, its a treaty.

--
Max

"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)

 

I'm stating facts.

(insert either stunned silence because of your ignorance, or hilarity
because of same ignorance)

Yeah, sorta like Bush has his hands tied because of public opinion.....

You don't know if you are coming or going, do you?


--
Max

"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)

 

I agree. And top-posting is a particularly egregious method of abuse.

 

It's astonishing how many things were dome in the past that ppl claim to be
impossible now !

Graham

 

Which proves my point that it depends on who is doing the reporting, now

Yet another assumption on your part. I prefer to look at all points of view
and decide where the reality lies given a dose of common sense. As I said,
(echo in here or what??) what you call fact depends greatly on who reports
the information.

First off, I don't have a gung ho attitude. Second, I never said it was
anything but a bloody mess. Third, I think its going better than many would
like to believe, and the reports on casualties support this. Fourth, its
going better than even I had predicted, although what I figured would happen
is indeed happening, even if on a shorter time line. Fifth, don't allow the
pompous bullshit you spew delude you into believing that I (an individual
who thinks that as wars go this one is going very well) actually agree with
our presence in Iraq. As a caveat, I should say that the issue is quite a
bit more complex than you seem to be able to comprehend.


--
Max

"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)

 

Max Dodge wrote:

I wrote....

That wasn't a practical operational system. 'Ship detectors' were demonstated
also by The Germans and the French prior to WW2. None were practical radars.

Graham

 

Who has done that?

I merely make use of the fact that repeat top-posters frequently do so
out of arrogance - as if to say "**** you, I don't have to obey any
social conventions." People with this sort of attitude generally don't
have anything valuable to contribute to a discussion. I figure I might
as well use it as a leading indicator and PLONK them right away,
saving valuable time.

 

Replace books with newspapers, magazines, web pages, and every other
form of printed material known to Man. They all follow the same
conventions.

Those who choose to reject them run the risk of being rejected
themselves.

 

And when's the last time you'd heard of an express freight train?

Union Pacific runs them all the time, as do any railroads that deal with
manufacturing that requires the "just in time" method of supply. UP
specifically has designations for expedited intermodal, perishables and
extra unscheduled trains.

--
Max

"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)

 

Valuable cargo can make use of express services. Of course you wouldn't send coal
and iron ore that way.

Never heard of air cargo ?

Graham

 

The method of transport best suitable for coal and iron ore is going to be different
for that suitable for cut flowers.

I don't understand why some ppl get into a mental straight-jacker imagining there
must be a 'one size fits all' solution.

Graham

 

Because it shows you're an ignorant fascist.

Graham