Re:Plans Develop for High-Speed Rail in the PNW
by charcircuit on Friday July 28, 2023 @11:08PM
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It's useful because the rail doesn't go to your exact destination. You will need to drive there. It is expensive to have a separate car in both cities instead of just taking a single car with you.
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Re:Plans Develop for High-Speed Rail in the PNW
by ryukafalz on Friday July 28, 2023 @11:17PM
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That depends a lot on how the cities on either end are designed, in particular how easy it is to get around without a car in each. Also, car rentals exist.
Re:Plans Develop for High-Speed Rail in the PNW
by ericd on Saturday July 29, 2023 @12:24AM
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Well, we’re talking about the US…
Re:Plans Develop for High-Speed Rail in the PNW
by UtopiaPunk on Friday July 28, 2023 @11:22PM
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I think it'd be useful to have a cute little helicopter hat, like in the Inspector Gadget cartoons.
Re:Plans Develop for High-Speed Rail in the PNW
by JHorse on Friday July 28, 2023 @11:20PM
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If we're talking about high speed rail into Seattle, then you have pretty solid public transit options from the city center to where you would most likely be traveling to.
Re:Plans Develop for High-Speed Rail in the PNW
by slyall on Friday July 28, 2023 @11:44PM
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So how do the millions who fly each year manage?
Re:Plans Develop for High-Speed Rail in the PNW
by sfink on Saturday July 29, 2023 @01:01AM
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It's useful for the dozen people you're transporting, but transporting a dozen people isn't exactly worth building a train system for.
The economics only make sense if you're hauling around masses of people, and you can't do that if all those people want to bring their cars with them.