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poVoqM to Solarpunk [email protected]English • 1 year ago

Self-balancing commuter pods ride old railway lines on demand

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Self-balancing commuter pods ride old railway lines on demand

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Country folk tend to like the independence offered by their cars, so how do you get them to use public transit? The Monocab system may be the answer, as it utilizes individual on-demand pods that travel on existing abandoned railways.
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    I searched train rail bikes: https://www.riverfoxtrain.com/experiences/railbikes/

    https://www.trains.com/trn/railroads/tourist/pedal-the-rails-railbike-excursions-guide-2024/

    https://americanrailbike.com/

    Tho’ what I was imagining was a ‘regular’ bike fitted with an outrigger to keep the wheels on the track.

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      You can find a few YouTube videos of people converting normal bikes into rail bikes. It doesn’t seem too labor-intensive.

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