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by ImJamal 8 hours ago
Even if some high speed rail existed in the US, do you think it is practical to go from California to Maine? If you are going 2,500 miles on a train that is going 150 miles an hour it would take you 16 hours assuming there are no stops. Obviously there are going to be stops so your trip is going to be an entire day.

I think a lot of people do not understand just how massive the US is.
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elzbardico 8 hours ago
California to Maine is a lot of distance. But would people fly from NYC to Boston if they had a bullet train?
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ImJamal 6 hours ago
The person I was responding to was saying that Europe and Asia have alternatives so it is wrong to say that flying has no viable alternatives. I was pointing out that some routes in the US are just not viable.

Sure some routes could have viable alternatives, but others just do not.

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