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[–] [email protected] 73 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Rail trucks.

Hell, they could probably get away with re-marketing ~~trains~~ rail trucks by talking about how much horsepower they have, how big they are, and how they can even pull other cars in a single line.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago

how they can even pull other ~~cars~~ trucks

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

Rail trucks that drive down rail roads.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Now we just need to wait for the Smart Rail Truck Convoy™

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just wait until they find out about the fancy air conditioned ones that can carry human cargo much faster than container cargo 😳

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"this ~~dumbass~~ brave, smart, tech billionaire is upending ~~train~~ truck freight with this crazy ~~200 year old~~ new idea"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

If you put a bunch of them together is that a road train on rails?