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Yeah, or at least train cars, with a way to get it onto the network for vacations and such. (Vacationing in a personal train car sounds fun)
This is the future I didn't know I wanted. But it seems like a good way to make Snowpiercer reality in record time.
It's the present in the US. Many people own personal train cars, and you just contract with Amtrak to hook you up and you're off on vacation. You can even bring Babu. You can rent personal cars as well, though you probably should make sure yuor ocelot is housebroken if you're taking a rental.
Now, I say "many" but what I means is that's more than a few. Many is still probably in the 3-4 digit number (I'm guessing). And you'd be correct in assuming that it's not a luxury most people can afford. But it does exist.
Who is Babu?
An ocelot from the cartoon Archer
Another character in the show, Carol/Sheryl, comes from a wealthy family and owns a private rail car
And, there's an ocelot named Babu