Re:Fliers Must Turn Off Devices, but It’s Not Clear Why
by rmc on Monday November 28, 2011 @04:41AM
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I don't think there's many places were a train is a good substitute for a 5+ hr flight.
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Re:Fliers Must Turn Off Devices, but It’s Not Clear Why
by raffi on Monday November 28, 2011 @11:03AM
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I live in Washington, DC and Washington, DC -> NYC is a common trip. The train is a much better way to go. From Washington, DC, it's a short metro ride to get to union station. The train takes about 3 hours to NYC but it gets you right into Penn Station. This is much better than having to go to a suburb to get to the airport and landing in another suburb and having to get downtown. I'm a fan of trains. And... rail travel isn't dead time at all. I'm able to work on my laptop and I don't have to worry about the person in front of me putting their chair back full tilt crushing my opened screen.
Re:Fliers Must Turn Off Devices, but It’s Not Clear Why
by hartror on Monday November 28, 2011 @04:46AM
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No but for replacing quick hops trains make a whole lot of sense. Drastically less messing around at each end and train stations are often right in the centre of the city. Add to that the increased comfort a train provides and it is an easy argument to make.