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Posted by WillD on Sat Sep 8 23:26:25 2007, in response to Re: Phila Inquirer: Gas prices, global warming renewing interest in high-speed rail, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Sat Sep 8 21:05:47 2007. European countries are much more suited for inter-city HSR because they are closer together.False Paris-Frankfurt = 300 miles Paris-Marseille = 415 miles Paris-Amsterdam = 270 miles Paris-Bern = 270 miles Berlin-Cologne = 300 miles Berlin-Frankfurt = 270 miles Berlin-Munich = 315 miles Barcelona-Madrid = 315 miles Madrid-Seville = 250 miles Chicago-Saint Louis = 250 miles Chicago-Cleveland = 300 miles Chicago-Minneapolis = 350 miles Kansas City - St Louis = 240 miles Houston-Dallas = 225 miles Houston-San Antonio = 190 miles Houston-New Orleans = 315 miles Dallas-San Antonio = 250 miles Los Angeles-San Francisco = 350 miles Los Angeles-San Diego = 110 miles Los Angeles-Las Vegas = 225 miles Los Angeles-Phoenix = 350 miles Denver-Sante Fe = 290 miles Denver-Kansas City = 540 miles Seattle-Portland = 150 miles It's very clear that we have at least a dozen corridors which are the same length as the corridors which Europe has either constructed or is now working on. On most of these a 125mph train would deliver end to end times of under five hours, while a 220mph train would allow 2 to 3 hour trip times, making them very competitive with air travel. |
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