Four hours? lessee... two-hour advance check in recommended by TSA--most of
which is necessary due to a system of baloney "security checks"--for little
to no increased security on a flight that will typically take an hour
between any two even close points. Then there's waiting for a gate at
oversubscribed airports (because all the business folks want to fly at the
same time), retrieving baggage (that one paid a premium to carry) trundling
off to a rental car, etc. Sounds like a four hour minimum to me to fly just
LA to SF, for example. LA to NY in the four hour absolute maximum? Not
bloody likely.
On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 8:15 AM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> My question is WHY?
>
> We have an incredible system of intercity transport here that makes
> far more sense than rail. We have air-travel. Air-travel makes more
> sense because our country is much larger than European countries.
> Also, Air-travel allows for adaptation to changing market demands.
>
> So we build a massive high-speed rail system between a half-dozen
> cities. Only after it is built is it discovered that one of the
> primary "money-making" runs is barely even used. Instead of adapting
> according to the market demands, now you have this 600 mile stretch of
> rail-system that has to be operated and maintained.
>
> High-speed rail only works between specific locations and even that
> only works when the travel-time is a couple of hours. Business travel
> is the major reason for travel between cities and this is what any
> transportation company is banking on. But time is money. If I can jump
> on an airplane and make it to my destination in three hours, why would
> I take rail which would be a full day? The absolute upper time-limit
> for business travel is four-hours between cities. Tell me, even with
> high-speed rail, how many routes fall into that category?
>
> Anybody who has taken the typical Amtrack across the country finds
> themselves surrounded by non-business travelers. Only in
> Boston-NYC-Washington corrider do you see a major amount of business
> travel and much of that could be construed as some form of commute.
>
> AG
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