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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Sun Sep 9 19:12:28 2007, in response to Re: Phila Inquirer: Gas prices, global warming renewing interest in high-speed rail, posted by Olog-hai on Sun Sep 9 18:41:31 2007. Transcon by air is not less than five hours and never has been. And I'm talking from gate to gate, too.Check again. Transcon by high-speed train means a cheaper ride even with sleepers, and a trip short enough that coach passengers would be able to put up with it. Nobody will use it. 5 hours or 2 days? Americans will choose the airplane. Rail, unless it's supersonic rail, cannot compete with air travel outside a certain distance. HSR should fill in that niche. |
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