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Re:Amtrak Could Turn a Profit for the First Time by TylerE on Sunday November 17, 2019 @08:19PM (#21561212)
At almost 400 miles, I wouldn't consider SF to LA really short haul. That's almost double Houston-Dallas.
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Re:Amtrak Could Turn a Profit for the First Time by CydeWeys on Sunday November 17, 2019 @08:21PM (#21561219)
Short haul is anything less than 600-800 nmi, depending on who you ask.
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Re:Amtrak Could Turn a Profit for the First Time by TylerE on Sunday November 17, 2019 @08:26PM (#21561234)
For a plane, sure. But for rail, even high speed rail, not so much.
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Re:Amtrak Could Turn a Profit for the First Time by devdas on Monday November 18, 2019 @02:52PM (#21567538)
640 km is about 2 hours of non stop high speed rail travel.
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Re:Amtrak Could Turn a Profit for the First Time by TylerE on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @09:18PM (#21580565)
No it isn't the fastest high speed train in the world only averages 280km/h. Shinkasen and TGV average 260-265 on most routes.
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