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So the Swiss Federal Railways moved from retention toilets to 'bioreactor' units which seek to separate solid and liquid waste, then dispose of the liquid overboard at 'low speed'. Except it appears to not work, and, per the article, makes the stations stink.

www.infosperber.ch/wirtschaft/d...
Die modernen Züge verdrecken die Bahnhöfe
Einst plumpste das «Geschäft» von den Zügen direkt auf Schwellen und Schotter. Jetzt sind wir fast schon wieder so weit.
www.infosperber.ch
December 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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In the last days of the Biden administration the FRA snuck out a report which flies in the face of the AAR's reflexive support for the railroad's tendency toward destroying themselves.
railroads.dot.gov
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM