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by solenoidalslide 1510 days ago
The United States is the fourth largest country in the world and has no kind of high speed rail of any kind
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refurb 1510 days ago
True, but we have this thing called "high speed planes". Gets you there even faster than rail.

If you want to take a train and you've got time to kill, take Amtrak.

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missedthecue 1510 days ago
high speed rail is overrated. Tickets cost as much or more than an airline ticket, but even going at 300km/h, it takes 2 or 3 times the amount of time to travel. Even more if you have to make frequent stops to embark and disembark passengers.
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