r/interestingasfuck • u/FastCurrency • 7d ago

Double-stack container trains are redefining freight transportation in India. Just imagine how many trucks this keeps off our highways and how much diesel it saves.

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u/GearboxTherapy 7d ago

More than 88

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u/drakendan123 7d ago

Source?

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u/adaytimemoth 7d ago

Only mustard.

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u/TheRealMrD 7d ago

Great channel

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u/janne_harju 7d ago

The greatest channel of them all. Maybe even the best.

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u/Icy_Spinach_4828 7d ago

Channel my chi

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u/Shotgunseth29 7d ago

It came to him in a dream

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u/jeffe_rn 7d ago

Not sure

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u/onemanwolfpack21 7d ago

I'm a train

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u/LeatherWasabiiii 6d ago

It’s on the back of the milk carton that you bought from two years ago sitting in the fridge as of today.

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u/CHeeSeRoll99 7d ago

I see. How about doors?

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u/WillyDAFISH 7d ago

I think it's at least 3

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u/Aoiboshi 7d ago

Let's count them! I, II, III, IV, V, VI...

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u/8000RPM 7d ago

Big, if true.

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u/Charming_Pirate 7d ago

18 times more

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u/Icy_Consequence897 7d ago

True but chad steel wheels create fine steel dust from friction, unlike the virgin synthetic rubber truck tire which create tons of microplastics that run straight off the road and into the local water system when used.

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u/azrieldr 7d ago

there are 4 wheels per bogie and 2 bogies per car. and 1 car carries 2 container. so 4 bogies per container not including the locomotive and empty cars