[HN Gopher] A Rail Cart for the Space Conscious Passenger (2022)
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A Rail Cart for the Space Conscious Passenger (2022)
Author : axiomdata316
Score : 11 points
Date : 2024-01-08 21:39 UTC (1 hours ago)
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| booboofixer wrote:
| Love it, thought of making something similar once just to travel
| downtown Toronto using the streetcar tracks, especially late at
| night with infrequent service.
| flemhans wrote:
| Most city subway systems can similarly be utilized when closed
| (or off-peak) if you know your timings.
| astrodust wrote:
| Also if you like jail.
| CapitalistCartr wrote:
| In the railroading business, the little cars that run on the
| tracks are called speeders.
| axiomdata316 wrote:
| Very cool insight! Do you work with Railroads professionally?
| I'm surprised there isn't more available about this. It looks
| like a really fun hobby.
| JKCalhoun wrote:
| Just got algo'd a YouTube video of someone on a similar rail car
| cruising along an abandoned section of track in SoCal.
|
| My first thought was: tow a couple more of those cars but with
| solar and LiPO batteries and you can travel all day.
|
| (I know too of people that "rail bike". That looks like a blast.)
| axiomdata316 wrote:
| Me too! Looks like a lot of fun. I wonder what a typical cost
| is. Love the idea of Solar with LiPO batteries!
| Animats wrote:
| With a hinged design, it could fold up into a briefcase-sized
| package for easy carrying.
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