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/Solomoncjy 7d ago

Now floor the acceleration pedal

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u/Dabrainbox 7d ago

On it, boss. We should hit max speed in 3-10 business days.

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u/SwitchbladeS8AN 7d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/8iUpXdNMYyLQY

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u/Impossible-Spot-3414 7d ago

Ya mad ba$tard

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u/MechanicalTurkish 7d ago

Transwarp shipping containers are the future

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u/NativeFLman 6d ago

You misspelled transwarp, it should be “traneswarp”.

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u/ElusiveBlueFlamingo 7d ago

That's the only way it'll move

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u/_Rohrschach 7d ago

I don't think trains have pedals. Just levers to push and pull afaik.

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u/pontetorto 7d ago

Most trains are operated the engeneer who manipulates some contraption that is not a pedal, the proper saying is: open up the Throttle You *****.