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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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Posted by Chucktown_Badger

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Posted on 4/15/24 at 12:48 pm to greenbean

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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.

Yeah, but I still don't see how this justifies the obscene investment of taxpayer dollars. Invest a fraction of a fraction of that money into improving the airports to better move people through and make that experience better. Admittedly, that's already happening in a bunch of places (see: LaGuardia)

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Posted by NOLALGD

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Posted on 4/15/24 at 2:23 pm to greenbean

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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.

Penn Station is the most complicated train station I've been in the US and would take that everyday of the week over any airport in a large US city.

I've taken the Acela from Baltimore to NYC. walked in front door of Penn Station Baltimore 10 mins before departure, checked my watch and was sitting in my seat 2 minutes after walking the door. In NYC was at my destination in mid-town 15 mins after stepping of the train including a short subway trip,

Train travel blows away flying for ease of use and convenience.

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