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I see the versatility of it being that it isn't a dedicated rail bike, that you can use it on/off the rails. Combine this with an ebike or a gas powered bike, and you have something that can cover a lot of miles, both on/off roads and rails.
When I was 17 I could ride a century (100 miles in one day). With an e-bike or gas powered bike a lot more distance could be covered - maybe twice as much, in a day. One benefit of rails is that they usually have not near as much incline as many roads to thru the mountains. If railroads are not running in an extreme SHTF scenario, the rails would be an alternative to roads. A bike could also have a trailer pulled behind it to haul cargo.
When I was 17 I could ride a century (100 miles in one day). With an e-bike or gas powered bike a lot more distance could be covered - maybe twice as much, in a day. One benefit of rails is that they usually have not near as much incline as many roads to thru the mountains. If railroads are not running in an extreme SHTF scenario, the rails would be an alternative to roads. A bike could also have a trailer pulled behind it to haul cargo.