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**Battwenue** · 07-09-2012, 11:09 PM

Couple of things..

First, there is a big old "discussion" of this here:

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthre...igh+speed+rail

And one of the points is just how many places this train will travel to... 25 stops and counting:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi.../Cahsr_map.svg

10 stops from SF to LA.

One person was complaining about getting off in SF and having to BART around to get to where he was going (I cannot say that that is 100% valid, as if you were to take the plane, you would still need to cab/rental/BART around SF).

My point being, that when you get too many people deciding what towns are "important" to include, you end up getting a "rapid transit" that takes too long to make it practical.

The biggest key here for use, more than just cost, is whether or not this system will or will not be a bigger PITA to those that use it (security, check-in, delays, space/comfort levels).

07-09-2012, 11:09 PM	#45
Battwenue Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 360 Senior Member	Couple of things.. First, there is a big old "discussion" of this here: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthre...igh+speed+rail And one of the points is just how many places this train will travel to... 25 stops and counting: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi.../Cahsr_map.svg 10 stops from SF to LA. One person was complaining about getting off in SF and having to BART around to get to where he was going (I cannot say that that is 100% valid, as if you were to take the plane, you would still need to cab/rental/BART around SF). My point being, that when you get too many people deciding what towns are "important" to include, you end up getting a "rapid transit" that takes too long to make it practical. The biggest key here for use, more than just cost, is whether or not this system will or will not be a bigger PITA to those that use it (security, check-in, delays, space/comfort levels).
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