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**Abaanto** · 02-17-2010, 07:48 PM

Here and Now.

Same as always. Every institution we have has come down to that, what used to be planned for 20 years hence is now only concerning the next quarter, the next project, the next $.

Not that everything was always done with much more time of effect being taken into account...

I think the main problem is that our nation is too large to be able to sucessuflly make a high speed network that would allow easy connectivity around the entire nation that would still be convenient to use, and substantially cheaper.

Even at 200 MPH, a NON STOP trip from NY to Cali would still take 18 hours to get across, compared to 3 hours on a plane.

Oddly enough, the one thing Trains can market as being more advantageous was as I said before, bringing your own vehicle with you. That is something planes can never compete with. Being able to bring your own stuff to facilitate a buisness or vacation trip should be focused on otherwise people will either take a plane or drive themselves.

02-17-2010, 07:48 PM	#19
Abaanto Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 512 Senior Member	Here and Now. Same as always. Every institution we have has come down to that, what used to be planned for 20 years hence is now only concerning the next quarter, the next project, the next $. Not that everything was always done with much more time of effect being taken into account... I think the main problem is that our nation is too large to be able to sucessuflly make a high speed network that would allow easy connectivity around the entire nation that would still be convenient to use, and substantially cheaper. Even at 200 MPH, a NON STOP trip from NY to Cali would still take 18 hours to get across, compared to 3 hours on a plane. Oddly enough, the one thing Trains can market as being more advantageous was as I said before, bringing your own vehicle with you. That is something planes can never compete with. Being able to bring your own stuff to facilitate a buisness or vacation trip should be focused on otherwise people will either take a plane or drive themselves.
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