Map Shows Where 220mph Trains Would Go in the U.S.

Re:Map Shows Where 220mph Trains Would Go in the U.S. by kylemhill on Sunday March 03, 2013 @08:06PM (#5315912)

Do you not think that a major government initiative in HSR (which it would require, tax dollars or not) wouldn't come with the standard TSA security theater in tow?

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Re:Map Shows Where 220mph Trains Would Go in the U.S. by betterunix on Sunday March 03, 2013 @08:22PM (#5315960)

Probably not -- they know full well that people take trains to avoid the TSA and that they would have substantially reduced ticket revenue if they put people through that nonsense.

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Re:Map Shows Where 220mph Trains Would Go in the U.S. by ScottWhigham on Monday March 04, 2013 @11:55AM (#5319080)

I think there will certainly be a measure of security with such a system, but it wouldn't need to be at the level of air travel. The danger of someone hijacking a train is finite - it has a definite path and that pathway can be planned to avoid Problem X or Problem Y. That's very unlike a commercial jet.

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Re:Map Shows Where 220mph Trains Would Go in the U.S. by rtpg on Tuesday March 05, 2013 @07:12PM (#5328425)

hijacking a train is a lot less dangerous than a plane.

We don't put the TSA at the entrance of public parks either

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