people who want to go across a continent have plenty of planes to take; people who want to get around their own cities without driving, on the other hand, could really use more trains https://twitter.com/TiredGuyReturns/status/955187164098256897 …
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But as I said at the outset...urban and suburban rail is the real prizepic.twitter.com/59OAdDpMUG
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The Tokaido Shinkansen--the world's busiest high speed railway--carries around 400,000 people a day The Odakyu Railway--6th busiest in Tokyo--carries around 2 million a daypic.twitter.com/ys7iTcTo6d
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Distance isn't the only factor in laying track - the geography between SF & LA is prohibitive. Yes, a straight shot is 2:30, but impractical to build.
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