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Re:A380 cancellations by Qantas raise new questions about th... by bluGill on Friday February 08, 2019 @09:33AM (#19114456)
600 miles is not long distance. Trains still work well at that distance. New York to LA is 2400 miles. New York to London is 3400 miles. New York City to India is 7000 miles.
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Re:A380 cancellations by Qantas raise new questions about th... by Johnny555 on Friday February 08, 2019 @10:02AM (#19114762)
That's what I meant by "fairly long haul" (I thought the distance I was talking about was clear from the context).. It'd be hard for a 200 or even 300mph train to compete with a 550mph plane on a 2400 mile journey.

NYC to India makes no sense in this context since a train is never going to feasible for trans ocean transport. You may as well mention the 250,000 mile route to the moon.

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