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To: not_prudent who wrote (170429)7/7/2012 11:33:17 AM
From: The Reaper1 Recommendation  Respond to of 206328
 
When you have Southwest Airlines why do you need high speed rail?

Corruption needs to be served.



To: not_prudent who wrote (170429)7/7/2012 12:12:47 PM
From: Keith J  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 206328
 
Its a good question. Certainly a couple of the main reasons are:

- Planes currently use oil products
- Some people won't or don't like to fly
- Trains could service multiple stops, unlike planes that are point to point.

However, on the last point, I will note that the more stops involved, the slower the average time becomes. It is a trade-off that is not insignificant.

Despite rhetoric, the skies have plenty of available capacity. Southwest only flies 737s which have moderate capacity.

KJ



To: not_prudent who wrote (170429)7/8/2012 7:27:09 AM
From: elmatador  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 206328
 
According to Transportation Secretary, there are two reasons the Chinese were able to build their high speed rail. First, only a few people make all the decisions, and second, there are no Republicans to get in the way.

In a country where only three people make the decision, they can decide where to put their rail line, get the money, and do it. We don't do it that way in America," he said,

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