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Originally Posted by Robbie
The Airline lobbyists in Washington D.C. have kept our country from high speed rail for decades now.
I think we are the only civilized country on Earth that flies within it's own borders.
Everyone else in the world rides on 200 mph trains and only flies when they have to cross an ocean.
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Have been in many countries, for public transport the US is one of the worst. Many tourist and backpackers skip the US cause you need to rent a car or fly from city to city what cost a lot extra.
I always look for an apartment near a center close by public transport.
Those bullet trains from coast to coast i don't think it is profitable/affordable when there aren't enough big cities in between. All those projects in Europe cost more money than expected cause most choose to go with a little slower train and save money. And than we are not talking about the bad trains they bought, they felt apart cause they choose the wrong ones. For coast to coast a plane will be better, or it must be an iconic new sort of Route 66.