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How is it possible to fly through the air for cheaper than trundling along on a rail? Air doesn't need regular maintenance and has a much higher capacity. Ther
by dagw 7y ago
How is it possible to fly through the air for cheaper than trundling along on a rail?
Air doesn't need regular maintenance and has a much higher capacity. There are also several competing airlines on most routes pushing the price down.
- JohnJamesRambo 7y agoAirplanes with jet engines that can’t fail or you can die need less maintenance than a diesel locomotive and cars with steel wheels that is rolling on the ground?
- dagw 7y agoI'm talking about maintaining the tracks, and the electrical and signaling systems along the tracks. I have no idea about the relative maintenance cost between a train and an airplane, but I suspect they're within the same order of magnitude (but I could be very wrong)