>>1563409>obviously not if it's still in usewhat I'm saying is that the rail companies have comfortably and collectively agreed to do nothing in innovation to reduce costs and live comfortably
The reasons outdated tech are a problem is because rail freight is something many countries are dependent on, particularly if they have deep inland areas with no ocean access. Therefore any improvement to existing technologies is something that would be of high importance to the economic integrity of a nation state. Also time doesn't always go well with technology, so the risks of problems associated with the aging locomotives seem quite high when these rusting machines are reaching a half century of age. This leads to my conclusion that freight industries are afraid of changes and want to milk their locomotives to the last drop and wait for a conductor to blow up before they actually try to innovate.
As for the stuff about the economy, yeah I pulled it out of my ass but I'm fairly certain the highly specialized jobs involved in it would actually help revive this stagnating industry. Imagine if research and development was as important in rail transport as it is in the automobile industry. Shit would be amazing.
