Anonymous asked:
what do you think is a reasonable fuel for fantasy trains?
amtrak-official answered:
Wood/Coal for steam are realistic but Wizard Corpses is a funny answer
Wait, are we killing the wizards to power the train, or just collecting already-dead wizards?
Both <3<3
Would this:
“Hi, I’m [Redacted] and I am here to talk about trains and urban design, as you can possibly tell I’m autistic as sin”
be a good introduction?
if I am able to go to Dashcon 2 and host a panel, what should the topic be
trolleys and their various forms within American Cities (Philly, Toronto,Boston)
transit infrastructure and why it’s needed
a brief summary of American Rail Infrastructure history and why it matters today
the new potential for the north American Rail network and where it lacks
Local Advocacy and how to get involved
the history of the subway system
what makes a city livable, an open discussion
See ResultsAnonymous asked:
are u gonna go to dashcon 2 ? would love a train themed panel
I am considering it, the issue is I live pretty far from Toronto
Anonymous asked:
if i were to hypothetically go to dachcon 2, i would of course take the amtrak there. could you suggest an optimal route from richmond, virginia to toronto? bonus points if buffalo is along the route so i can go to the fossil dig on my way
Via Buffalo New York is the literal only way, but Northeast Regional to New York then Maple Leaf to Toronto.
Anonymous asked:
why aren’t all cities just giant grids?
Mostly because that requires central planning which is actually hard to really do
Anonymous asked:
If you host a panel at dashcon 2 you MUST make it an open discussion, and I will tell you why. So sometimes online it’s like
You: train good. Put more train.
Random person: wow. Way to just fucking hate my grandma that lives in the rural woods, who lost both her legs to a rogue badger attack in 1965, who runs a gas station. Not to mention her parents were murdered by a train. How dare you say you wish she was dead
Now imagine that IN PERSON. It would be magnificent
I would hope the people of Toronto would be more reasonable than the tumblrinas, but I am not sure
sherdnerd asked:
Was just doing some back of the envelope math to explain the efficiency of trains to someone. Penn Station in New York saw about 600,000 daily passengers on weekdays in 2019. If every one of those people were to hypothetically drive a modern mini cooper instead (which, at 1.5m by 3.8m takes up an area of 6.4 square meters), it would require 3,876 square kilometres of parking. The combined area of Manhattan, Staten Island, and Long Island is 3,738 square Kilometres.
ALL OF LONG ISLAND???
Person online: you can’t say [insert thing], if you think it’s okay to say [insert thing] you need to learn your queer history
Queer People Historically: said [insert thing] frequently
I made a thing
Walz is the VP nominee, as a result, I am changing the icon
