And self-driving cars (IMO) will lead to mass non-ownership for fist time in a century. So we can rethink what to replace it with.
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self-driving cars will (afaik) still run on ordinary roads; you only need rail where roads alone can't cope w demand...
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...and in those places, you need road AND rail to meet travel needs
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think of it like the second deck on a bus, maybe--you don't remove the first level when you add the second, etc (weak analogy)
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that's exactly where I started with, thinking you need to pay for both networks.
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right but u see what I'm saying about u only build the "second" network when you have 2 networks worth of users, right?
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Replying to @380kmh @MeadBadger
I use quotes because it's not a second network at all, but a dramatic expansion of the existing one
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have you ever taking a train vacation? I want to take the NY-SF Amtrak one day
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I've taken a couple, the first real one was 2010--I went NY -> Pittsburgh -> Chicago -> Glacier Nat Park -> Seattle...
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-> Los Angeles -> San Francisco -> Denver -> Chicago -> home
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two week journey, longest time on one train was 3 days
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it was both of those things but not without issues...waiting for trains at midnight, being stuck in place in rural NY, etc
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