r/BeAmazed Feb 12 '25

History same driver, 26 years apart in China

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u/Vincinuge Feb 12 '25

They still use them now lol. Checkout some Chinese coal trains.

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u/ComradeFrogger Feb 13 '25

if it aint broke dont fix it

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u/Theron3206 Feb 13 '25

Do you have any idea how much pollution a steam locomotive puts out?

They are very much broken.

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u/pandariotinprague Feb 13 '25

The U.S. has about 150 steam locomotives operating just doing tourist rides and stuff. Not even useful work.