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anarchy8 t1_j92z859 wrote

Reply to comment by nerdponx in Man dies after touching 3rd rail at MBTA's Downtown Crossing station by riski_click

There wouldn't be any conductors if we had modern trains and signaling systems.

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spedmunki t1_j94ms3l wrote

Copenhagen trains are completely automated and run 24/7

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WaitOk4606 t1_j95c5o2 wrote

But that's in a first world country

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IDCFFSGTFO t1_j95qje1 wrote

When you roll over and play dead for the Nazis, you end up with really good rail systems.

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WaitOk4606 t1_j960xy0 wrote

Spare me. America has committed plenty of war crimes and atrocities and we don't have a functioning transportation system.

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spedmunki t1_j9a68a8 wrote

Their metro began operation in 2002, dingus

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IDCFFSGTFO t1_j9a9v8o wrote

Sure and they were the first trains they'd ever seen.

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Doctrina_Stabilitas t1_j9ajs92 wrote

The unions at other cities like Toronto where the capability has been introduced right against that

New York can run on one perso opposition but the union successfully fought the elimination of the second conductor with a massive strike a while back

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