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Your point #1 is the inherent problem with rail passenger transport, and why air travel has an advantage. For rail you have to engineer and build both the vehic
by jackfoxy 16y ago
Your point #1 is the inherent problem with rail passenger transport, and why air travel has an advantage. For rail you have to engineer and build both the vehicle and transport medium (rails). This gives you two very different engineering challenges. Building the transport medium between every two points is a new undertaking. Air travel on the other had presents one engineering challenge, creation of the vehicle. (I'm dismissing the airports, because essentially they are very simple structures. Of course the air traffic control system is not simple.) And when you have the vehicle your choice or routes is practically unlimited.
- mrtron 16y agoI am not sure I agree here. It seems to me this is an area where restrictions have both benefits and drawbacks. Rails seem much more efficient, safe, and have faster terminal service. Riding on any good rail service is vastly more enjoyable to the passenger than flying. I would rather travel Europe, Asia, and North America on high speed trains than by air.
- anamax 16y ago> Rails seem much more efficient, safe, and have faster terminal service. While that may be true, those aren't the only criteria. (And, the efficiency is only fuel efficiency.) > Riding on any good rail service is vastly more enjoyable to the passenger than flying. When the journey is the goal, that's great, but I'm usually travelling because I want to get somewhere else.