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Gas stations in America are starting to max out their displays with $9.999 prices
(www.independent.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 10 Sep 2026
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I paid 3.75 this morning. I get that gas is high, but like… wat?
$4.84 North of the border.
Diesel
Which is what all of US transport runs on (yes, almost all trains too because railroads decided that electrified overhead looks ugly and needs more maintenance), and is largely the main driver of everything getting more and more expensive.
For context for others, US is abnormally very low in train electrification compared to other developed countries. It's not zero though, for instance there is the Northeast Corridor which is electrified and the most used passenger train routes in the US
Here's a map of what's electrified in the US
And here's it with the rest of the rail network
Meanwhile here's what it looks like in Europe
There are now some battery-electric train options if the US wanted to use a stop gap solution to allow partial electrification to more quickly be a line without any diesel needed. Though a fully electrified line would be more ideal for the longer-term
Meanwhile, with all the construction happening in the US, traffic keeps getting worse and more crowded, and most of us unfortunately are forced to drive. We dont have other options but to drive, cause are railway system is not feasible unless you live in the overcrowded, overpolluted cities. It may look expansive but its all very closed loop.
So many of us are even changing our jobs and even moving further out into the country just to get away from the traffic, its stupid.
Those maps are cool. How did you generate or get them?
You can view something similar on OpenRailwayMap
the rail lines are already expensive and long, I can't imagine the cost of electrifying them (in thr short term)
This. It's approaching $7 in the Seattle area near me and that was last I saw a few days ago before the massive oil price rise we had today.
Diesel is 5.89 in Tucson
Los Angeles here. Arco (cheap gas) in my area is $5.69 cash.
I saw 4.17 over the summer. We're down to about 3.75 now, too.