Talk:Trackless train

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[edit] Merging Land train into Trackless train

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The result was merge into Trackless train. -- Bonadea (talk) 10:04, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

This isn't in any way different than land train, and the articles should be merged ASAP. --82.128.240.106 19:01, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

  • Agreed. Will do it tomorrow if I remember. The question is: which title is to stay? --Bobyllib 02:13, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Yes, please merge. Both "land train" and "trackless train" get about 20,000 Google hits - crude method but it seems the terms are roughly equally common. The Trackless train article has been around for a couple of years longer, but that's not really a criterion either. "Land train" can be used for a very long truck, I think, so maybe "trackless" is the less ambiguous term. --Bonadea (talk) 08:28, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
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[edit] Long-distance passenger land trains

I wonder if such a vehicle might be feasible or doable. The idea I have would be to reserve or build highway lanes (or make a wide highway lane) and run trains on highways rather than rails, thus avoiding Amtrak's freight railroad problem (responsible for many Amtrak delays). This could require entirely new rolling stock and some sophisticated turning tech, but I think it's technologically possible. I dunno about feasibility or political possibility, though. — Rickyrab | Talk 18:13, 26 January 2008 (UTC)