Comment Re:good idea, maybe the island is to small for it (Score 1) 425
I'm sorry, what? Rail obsolete? Are you kidding me? Our government is downright sucking the rail industry dry with property taxes for the rails and, unlike the air industry, doesn't practically pay for your ticket and it's /still profitable/.
Also, there's the fact that it takes at least 3 to 4 hours to get anywhere by air, including places that it takes 2 hours to drive. That would be 2 hours for regular rail and 1 hour for high speed. Cleveland to Columbus, Toledo to Cincinnati, etc? The fact of the matter is that medium to small length distances are immediately better suited to rail. Sorry. The TSA and the complexity of flight guarantee that.
The government should serve the best interests of the common wealth. If that means bringing out horses and buggies, then so be it. However, until oil disappears from the energy equation, I think the numbers will show otherwise.
Also, there's the fact that it takes at least 3 to 4 hours to get anywhere by air, including places that it takes 2 hours to drive. That would be 2 hours for regular rail and 1 hour for high speed. Cleveland to Columbus, Toledo to Cincinnati, etc? The fact of the matter is that medium to small length distances are immediately better suited to rail. Sorry. The TSA and the complexity of flight guarantee that.
The government should serve the best interests of the common wealth. If that means bringing out horses and buggies, then so be it. However, until oil disappears from the energy equation, I think the numbers will show otherwise.
