[bmitc]

All I can think is: yea, they're called high-speed trains.

[moffkalast]

They really ought to get around to building that transatlantic track

[scythe]

China actually did propose a train running through Siberia and Alaska to connect the whole world. It would be mighty impractical to ride from New York to London the "wrong" way, though.

[q-big]

> They really ought to get around to building that transatlantic track

In the past, concepts for a transatlantic tunnel that is used by advanced trains were conceived:

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

[bmitc]

The article didn't mention anything about Transatlantic or overseas flights and neither did I. Short, regional flights are the worst offenders for emissions, and that's what trains and high-speed trains would address.

[whywhywhywhy]

If all travel were like the Eurostar I’d be doing a lot more of it. Honestly feels like you get there before you’d even be on the runway with flying.