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Maybe we should invest in high speed rail instead of aircraft 🤔
Yeah if it didn't cost me 3 or 4 times as much and take a week instead of 5 hours I would much rather take a train than fly home across the country
That is a problem because the US has fucking atrocious rail, not because rail is inherently inferior.
Rail is for cargo not people in north America. More money moving cargo than humans.
Superconducting maglev trains can currently go about 70% the cruising speed of a 737, and could take you directly into a city center rather than an airport on the outskirts.
Also, price isn't only a function of supply and demand. We also choose to subsidize fossil fuels with public funds, to make them artificially cheaper.
I understand why the trains suck. I would love to make them better.