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re: Can high speed rail work in the United States?
Posted on 4/15/24 at 12:05 pm to greenbean
Posted on 4/15/24 at 12:05 pm to greenbean
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Most of the US is too far spread out though.
Exactly. The train infrastructure to connect the US would be prohibitively expensive to both build and maintain, vs "air" which costs zero to build and zero to maintain. The smart answer, as has been noted already, is offer/optimize it in densely populated areas...but that's already happening.
Also in the OP scenario you would skip the airport, but you'd still have to experience a train station with the same level of security/baggage handling, etc. So that's basically a wash.
This post was edited on 4/15/24 at 12:07 pm
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Posted on 4/15/24 at 12:39 pm to Chucktown_Badger
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Also in the OP scenario you would skip the airport, but you'd still have to experience a train station with the same level of security/baggage handling, etc. So that's basically a wash.
This may be true for larger stations like NYC, but catching the train in Boston or DC isn't nearly as inconvenient as a major Airport.
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