As the U.S. fantasizes, the world builds high speed rail

Re:As the U.S. fantasizes, the world builds high speed rail by jdietrich on Saturday July 01, 2017 @09:19PM (#14680213)

Sleeper trains are still a big thing in Europe. They're tantamount to teleportation - you get on board, have a meal, go to bed and wake up just in time to shower, eat breakfast and arrive at your destination. An eleven hour journey might only cost you ninety minutes of useful time.

https://www.eurail.com/en/europe-by-train/night-trains

For America, the overwhelming shortcoming is ordinary commuter rail networks. Park-and-ride is a well-proven concept that can massively reduce traffic and local air pollution, while still serving very large areas of suburban sprawl. Many American cities could be completely transformed with a handful of well-planned commuter rail routes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_and_ride

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Re:As the U.S. fantasizes, the world builds high speed rail by tonyedgecombe on Sunday July 02, 2017 @03:59AM (#14681430)

>An eleven hour journey might only cost you ninety minutes of useful time.

And a good nights rest, trying to sleep on those things is almost impossible for me and I have no sleep problems normally.

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Re:As the U.S. fantasizes, the world builds high speed rail by thriftwy on Sunday July 02, 2017 @05:52AM (#14681755)

Everybody have their thing. Some people loathe to fly. Other can't sleep in overnight trains. Me, I sleep like a baby.

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