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Re:Why it's so hard to build new commercial aircraft by Qwertious on Monday February 12, 2024 @06:12AM (#39343641)
You used to be able to travel to Florida in your car without having to drive, in a "motorail" that simply carried the whole automobile on the train:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto_Train

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Re:Why it's so hard to build new commercial aircraft by mst on Monday February 12, 2024 @08:26AM (#39344480)
That seems to have the humans ride in passenger cars.

The Channel Tunnel vehicle trains generally leave the humans in the cars during the journey: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeShuttle

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Re:Why it's so hard to build new commercial aircraft by wkat4242 on Monday February 12, 2024 @10:21AM (#39345765)
That's because the trip is only 30 minutes. The whole hassle of relocating isn't worth it.
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