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minus-squaredoylio@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoSomething like 30% of the US lives in the strip between Washington DC and Boston. It’s absolutely achievable for the richest country on Earth to provide high speed rail in that section.
minus-squarechiliedogg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoThere’s already a lot of passenger rail options in that part of the country. I’ve used it, and it works great. This post is specifically about using it in place of airlines, which is used for longer-distance travel.
minus-squaredoylio@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoIf you want to use it in place of airlines, you need high-speed rail. Something that the US has basically none of
Something like 30% of the US lives in the strip between Washington DC and Boston. It’s absolutely achievable for the richest country on Earth to provide high speed rail in that section.
There’s already a lot of passenger rail options in that part of the country. I’ve used it, and it works great.
This post is specifically about using it in place of airlines, which is used for longer-distance travel.
If you want to use it in place of airlines, you need high-speed rail. Something that the US has basically none of