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Posted by Olog-hai on Sun Sep 9 22:56:54 2007, in response to Re: Phila Inquirer: Gas prices, global warming renewing interest in high-speed rail, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Sun Sep 9 19:12:28 2007. Check again.Just did. No plane does less than five hours. Unless you're counting Miami-San Diego? Nobody will use it Right, like nobody uses Amtrak. Those sleepers never sell out. 5 hours or 2 days? Americans will choose the airplane Some will. Others will choose the train. Second-fastest is still competitive. And no, not two days—try less than ¾-day. (A two-day transcon trip is an average speed of circa 60 mph—nowhere near high-speed rail! Didn't you do your calculations before you replied to me??) Gate to gate on the plane is not five hours! City center to city center is worse still! Rail, unless it's supersonic rail, cannot compete with air travel outside a certain distance Blanket statements will not work. |
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