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Re: High speed rail on the NEC—300 km/h service |
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Posted by Charles G on Fri May 9 18:04:19 2008, in response to Re: High speed rail on the NEC—300 km/h service, posted by Olog-hai on Fri May 9 17:20:15 2008. Mostly 50 MPH limit in the Bronx. 70MPH will set you back about $500 when all is said and done.My point is that the average speed of the train doesn't matter. What does matter is total time door-to-door. If you're starting from the Bronx, you've got to either get to Penn Station or Stamford (no Acela at New Rochelle) which is going to take time. Then once you get to Boston you have to get from whichever station you use to where you are going. That slows down the trip when compared to the automobile option -- no matter how fast the average speed of the train is. On the flip side, it is much more relaxing to take a train than it is to drive (said the man as he heads out the door to take on Friday night traffic on I-95...). |
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