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by microcolonel 2453 days ago
> But is that dramatically worse than blowing up a train moving 50 mph

Yes, it is extremely bad when 60-100 ton railcars are being thrown around like toys, at nearly the speed (about 30m/s slower than most .45 ACP) some handguns fire bullets.
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weberc2 2453 days ago
I get that, but it seems strictly better than, for example, blowing up a trail full of oil cars.
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microcolonel 2453 days ago
If the goalposts move as fast as these trains are marketed to move, I'm sure we could find all sorts of things worse than the already terrible tragedy of a deliberate derailment, explosion, or sabotage of a high speed train.
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weberc2 2452 days ago
The goalposts didn't move, you were just reminded that conventional trains frequently carry explosive freight.
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