There are a lot of arguments re: America being incapable of having good railways that I dismiss more or less out of hand, and one I don't...
...one is that existing systems require drastic overhauls in order to actually get ridership up and operating costs down.
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The second is that there are places *not* currently served by rail transit which could support it through ridership, if it were built.
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I think the way bigger problem with the Eagle is it comes once a day in either direction--no use for actual regular travel
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many such cases!
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My view is that well-designed articulated trolleybuses are usually a better solution for passengers.
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People like trains better than buses because most city buses suck. And part of that is corruption and lack of competition.
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But there's no *inherent* reason why a bus has to be a worse experience than a train. If anything pneumatic tires give a nicer ride.
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Pneumatic tires do not give a nicer ride, even on dedicated rubber-tire guideways...let alone pothole-ridden streets
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Having compared both extensively, I have to say that the smoothest ride is on steel rails and at high speed
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That said--the biggest reason city buses suck is they have no exclusive ROW. Setting aside ROW is expensive and contentious...
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...and once you've gone to the trouble, you might as well lay tracks too
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You don't need ROW, just the same traffic light timing that trains get.
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