#electrictrains — Public Fediverse posts
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If the entire rail network was electrified, and the lines were over-engineered to carry far more juice than a fully utilized and extended rail network could use, it could be a backup channel for the national electricity grid. Renewable generation could be added at small to medium scale, anywhere along the rail corridors, and either used by electric trains, or fed back into the general electricity supply.
