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As a curiosity. What types of electric stock the GNR would be used ITTL? Something similar to EF1?

I would be interesting how occur the OTAN take of Oceania, suppond that this are entire Britain. In what year occur them?

@SilverLizard how much the Beeching closures are from OTL? And another question, did BR pass to buy a bunch of everything diesels that could,leave to some very problematic engines, or ITTL they have a more standard fleet and less models.

On non-transport stuff, i think that Arcologies-like buildings could be a thing for heavy-densely populated areas, if housing a large number of people in little space and better use of land. Maybe this is more as "Futuristic" stuff we could see in next decades...

How about the New York Central M-497 Black Beetle Jet-Power train? from 66. I always think that instead of they built just as one single railcar, use a original Budd RDC, the idea could have been instead of a proper trainset if Jet-Powers, articulated cars and bidirectional cabs. I know that...

Maybe a more longer oil crises make larger infrastructure projects as new rapid transit and upgrade of old ones (NYC and Chicago), High Speed Rail maybe?, more incentives to wind, solar as well nuclear energy, but you need a way to avoid Three Mile Islands and Chernobyl?

As others appointed, i can Eisenhower goes if all modes plan, instead of only focus on Interstate, we could see a "American Transport Act", that contemple the Insterstate Highway Plan, Subsidies or even a "Amtrak" in 50s creation to operate mostly of passenger service, upgrades of mainlines and...

When i make that, my basic premisse is that POD begin in 50s, if American Transport Act, focus to modernize not only road, but all modes of transport. Amtrak are create in 1955 ITTL, and freight companies rapid modernize they track if new allignment, C.T.C, in-cab signal and new electric and...

City of San Francisco Built 1906 - 1930 Cost: $85 bn The Great San Francisco Earthquake are one of worst in world history and more lethal in US to occur until today. At 5:12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18, the San Andreas fault create a monster "Big One", if a estimated scale of 9.4 on Ricther...

American Steel Interstate System Built between 1976 to 2000 Cost: $120 bn At the end of the 70s, it became evident that the American transport modal urgently needed a change and a decrease in the economy to be entirely dependent on oil or road. In 1978, Congress approved the creation of the...

@Andrew Boyd Now that you mentioned the D&RGW and Yukon, would be feasible for they have ITTL model similar like this one? And i don´t remember if you mentioned, but ITTL would have a rail link built between US, Canada and Alaska? As extension of Alaska Railroad from Anchorange to Juneau in...

If you want to make Amtrak have a true HSR service, have them buildings and operate they own trackage, not share if conventional and slower services, and electrification. This provide a high frequency and modern service. I see at least Amtrak replicate in part what occur in France, if new...

@Andrew Boyd Great descripition of ITTL Pentrex. I would love to see that vídeos rs. I would to see more of this. I think this give a good view of railroads ITTL. Change topics, i as curious, If electrification made more widespread, would we see the UAC Turbotrain or RTL Turboliner being made...

Hello @Andrew Boyd Here´s the High Speed Trains that you request. I take some liberties in create new layout liveries. TGV Duplex: Amtrak Texas Shinkansen 500: Amtrak Northeast 700T Series Shinkansen: Amtrak Midwest 700T Series Shinkansen: Amtrak Southeast ICE 3: Amtrak California...

Interesting concept this one. Would be ITTL planned another Maglev lines around US? And what happens to original Northeatern Corridos, they became only commuter train or are abandoned?