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Re:Where's the lane? Self-driving cars confused by shabby U.... by pjc50 on Friday April 01, 2016 @09:25AM (#11404567)
High-speed rail competes badly against air travel; what makes a huge difference is commuter rail.
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Re:Where's the lane? Self-driving cars confused by shabby U.... by TheCoelacanth on Friday April 01, 2016 @11:02AM (#11405262)
> High-speed rail competes badly against air travel

For long distances, yes. For short to medium distances, high-speed rail can be much better. In the DC-Boston corridor, rail is already very competitive with air and that's with "high-speed" rail speeds averaging 80mph. True high-speed rail would be much better than air in that corridor.

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