alargesackofmeat asked:
amtrak-official answered:
You don’t die from touching Catinary wires and you can’t get above 110 mph with a 3rd rail
It depends your opinion, if it's that they're stupid and explode then yeah I agree
Basically, yes. My opinion is that they’re a flashy, greenwashy waste of money, and scarcely offer benefits over trolleybuses or diesel buses. This is the first I’m hearing of the explosions though...
They use lithium ion batteries
