John McEnerney posted:I wonder how many people have to be killed before they realize the fallacy of this point of view.
I will never ride in an autonomous auto.
I don't even like riding as a passenger when someone else is driving.
If I was coming up today I doubt I would have become a railfan. There is nothing much in today's railroad scene that turns me on. Today's passenger locomotives and cars are all butt-ugly in my eyes, Amtrak is a joke outside of the NEC and every freight train seems to be pulled by a look-alike GE brick in one of the 4 or 5 remaining Class 1 paint schemes.
The two railroads in my neck of the woods are CSX and NS. CSX is not a name, it's a stock symbol and basic black is fine for steam locomotives but black diesels are boring and bring back bad memories of Penn Central.
Aside from the UP, it appears that main line steam (765 on Metra being a rare and welcome exception) is pretty much a thing of the past.
I'm glad I got to see the variety that I did, when I did.
