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To: Bearcatbob who wrote (179639)12/24/2013 6:22:34 PM
From: Dennis Roth1 Recommendation

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OT: This one's for you Bob because we know how much you love high speed rail.

High Speed Trains are Killing the European Railway Network
by Kris De Decker, originally published by Low-tech Magazine | Dec 17, 2013
resilience.org

FWIW, I never take a the high speed train when I travel to NYC.
A coach seat on some Northeast Regionals costs $49 and the trip takes 3 hours. *
The much touted high speed Acela costs $172 Business Class and $283 First Class (no coach seats on Acela)
and gets you there in 2 hours 25 minutes so you pay at least $123 more to save 35 minutes. **
My time isn't that valuable! (or maybe I'm just cheap)

BTW, who pays $111 more than Business Class to travel First Class on a 2 hour train trip? The only major difference I see is in First Class an attendant serves you at-seat meals and drinks so you don't have get up and walk to the club car to get your own food and drinks and possible risk coming in contact with a commoner.


* $49 if you buy your ticket 14 days in advance, $75 if you don't. $63.75 with senior discount. Business Class
$112, $100.75 with senior discount.

** Some of the Acela Express trains run $222 Business Class and $333 First Class. I can fly to California
for that kind of money.
All fares quoted are one way, for round trip just double it.
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