| > When I took the trains in Europe I’d show up early Why would you do that? Were you worried the train would depart early? Boarding a train is immediate. > And stations in the middle of cities? Maybe, but unlikely building new infrastructure in existing cities. 1) "Maybe?" 2) The post to which you responded asked about a hypothetical Shinkansen style train from SF to LA, not one connecting El Segundo and Millbrae. > And sure, if I want to go from SF to LA, there are 20+ flights per day. Are there going to be 20+ trains? Going from Tokyo to Osaka is like taking the subway in terms of train frequency, so a lot more than that. There also aren't sprawling terminals to traverse on either end, which you quite likely will be forced to do when changing flights. Let's talk about punctuality. If you think you're content don't look at the numbers for Shinkansen. As for air travel, clearly if you favor flying narrowbodies between cities only a few hundred miles apart you're an extremely patient person, but did you realize your flights between SF and LA will be lucky to break 90% on-time reliability? As a lifelong non-rev I do everything I can to avoid short flights like that. |