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Re:After 48 hours we haven't seen any sign people are using ... by illumin8 on Saturday December 08, 2018 @07:51PM (#18638486)
He said an interstate fully loaded. A fully loaded interstate has 10 lanes (5 on each side), and with 10x cars, each 3 meters long with 5 passengers, that's 16.6 people per meter.

Moving 100kph continuously bumper to bumper, not having to stop to let passengers on or off, my bet is that the interstate has more throughput than a subway train.

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Re:After 48 hours we haven't seen any sign people are using ... by blattimwind on Saturday December 08, 2018 @10:41PM (#18639116)
But how many rails can you fit in the same envelope as an interstate?
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Re:After 48 hours we haven't seen any sign people are using ... by stickfigure on Saturday December 08, 2018 @11:11PM (#18639240)
None, because trains can't handle the grades that interstate highways generally follow...
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