This would offend Unionists much more! Republicans are still very pro-PLA

Soon to be automated!

Worst value for money project in transit history?

Yeah this is the real mess of the situation

Thankfully the hydrogen trains are zero emissions. Well, zero emissions at the tailpipe, it's about 4x as much CO2 as diesel when measured from source. But what matters is that the trains themselves can't be blamed.

I really hope Newark DE has a Penn Station as well, NEC station names aren't confusing enough yet IMO

I agree we would win PA more often than not without someone like Fetterman. But (a) I think we need to win PA every single election if we're going to hold a Senate majority, and (b) I think we need to win places well to the right of PA, and that means being OK with people even to Fetterman's right

I think it's both - the increasing number of steps that government and civil servants have to jump through is the main reason for the inability to deliver. Political discretion, but governmental straitjacketing

That's a very silly way to look at the world

A lot of the most right-wing Congressional Dems these days were Sanders supporters. I think it's not entirely surprising, there's a nexus of populism there

Don't get me wrong, that stuff is anathema to me. But we will never hold a consistent Senate majority, let alone a 2/3 majority, without people like Fetterman, and even further right

I bet a lot of them do! And it's not this alone, it's lots of ways he distinguishes himself from the rest of the party. Things I, personally, dislike a lot, but have got him a reputation for not being a "typical Democrat"

There are lots of swing voters, though

Yeah that's probably true, and while PA may be winnable with someone to his left, it's probably not good for the party

The Importance of Being Idle is one of my all-time favourites

I am certainly intrigued, since I haven't seen any signs of them installing validators at rail stations for pay-as-you-go.

But it looks like FAREPAY cards can hold *tickets* as well as value, so maybe you can buy/load e-tickets onto your card, and when the conductor scans it they take an e-ticket?