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Reminds me of Japan. I used to travel rt Fukuoka -Tokyo every week. Flight time was ~1:45, shinkansen 5 hrs. Usually flew, but bec of factors you mention not always
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Certainly agree for 1hr flights, but wonder if our air transport system could be better optimized for a speed advantage over rail. Check-in times could certainly be improved and I'm curious how travel times to an airport (vs a train station) net out for everyone in a metro area
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Sigh sadly we're struggling mightily to even deploy high speed rail in CA with all the zillions of local fiefdoms and ample consultant make work processes
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Flying from LA to SF (~70 minutes) is already comparable to driving the same trip door to door; all because of the waiting, delays, and extra travel time.