Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
It's finally here - and boy am I glad I broke this video into two parts!
Park 1 is here:
youtu.be/grofHgKE0Us?si=87RHK35aaMo0G5YP
This video reviews one of the last, and best, suggestions I've received to help make the Rio Grande Plan a more conventional, feasible construction project. Breaking it into 3 phases that can be built independently of the others may seem like it makes the project bigger and more complicated, but it actually does just the opposite.
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Music:
Galactic Damages – Jingle Punks
Wolf Moon – Unicorn Heads
Balearic Slide – Jeremy Black
Clover 3 – Vibe Mountain
Country Gentleman – Endless Love
Hitchcock Would Have… - Chris Zabriskie
Next time, I'll get back to our statewide rail network, I promise! :D
It's finally here - and boy am I glad I broke this video into two parts!
Park 1 is here:
youtu.be/grofHgKE0Us?si=87RHK35aaMo0G5YP
This video reviews one of the last, and best, suggestions I've received to help make the Rio Grande Plan a more conventional, feasible construction project. Breaking it into 3 phases that can be built independently of the others may seem like it makes the project bigger and more complicated, but it actually does just the opposite.
Be sure to follow us on our social media channels, there are several to choose from!
https://linktr.ee/riograndeplan?utm_source=linktree_profile_share
Music:
Galactic Damages – Jingle Punks
Wolf Moon – Unicorn Heads
Balearic Slide – Jeremy Black
Clover 3 – Vibe Mountain
Country Gentleman – Endless Love
Hitchcock Would Have… - Chris Zabriskie
Next time, I'll get back to our statewide rail network, I promise! :D

![Walk & Talk: Passenger Trains and Autonomous Vehicles
To everyone who is annoyed when I talk about autonomous vehicles... you may want to skip this one!
I think it is pretty clear that the future of transportation is autonomous vehicles, both on road and on rail. This walk and talk is a [admittedly disorganized] overview on the reasons I think autonomous vehicle technology will be a boost to rail travel. These include better ride experience, better connections in cities thanks to robotaxis solving the first/last mile problem, faster train speeds, higher frequencies, and the changed nature of the destinations themselves (cities and national parks).
Im eager to hear your thoughts and discussion in the comments!
Links to articles about train tilting and the customer-cost of robotaxis:
https://railroads.dot.gov/sites/fra.dot.gov/files/fra_net/15202/PB92224252.pdf
https://mttlr.org/2014/02/free-taxi-to-ricks-the-exciting-future-of-googles-automated-cars/
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Hopefully Ill get one more update video complete before the start of next year - if not, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Be safe out there! Walk & Talk: Passenger Trains and Autonomous Vehicles](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VkzPPObFij8/mqdefault.jpg)








