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All I can think is: yea, they're called high-speed trains.
by bmitc 4y ago
All I can think is: yea, they're called high-speed trains.
- moffkalast 4y agoThey really ought to get around to building that transatlantic track
- q-big 4y ago> They really ought to get around to building that transatlantic track In the past, concepts for a transatlantic tunnel that is used by advanced trains were conceived: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantic_tunnel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantic_tunnel
- bmitc 4y agoThe article didn't mention anything about Transatlantic or overseas flights and neither did I. Short, regional flights are the worst offenders for emissions, and that's what trains and high-speed trains would address.
- scythe 4y agoChina actually did propose a train running through Siberia and Alaska to connect the whole world. It would be mighty impractical to ride from New York to London the "wrong" way, though.
- whywhywhywhy 4y agoIf all travel were like the Eurostar I’d be doing a lot more of it. Honestly feels like you get there before you’d even be on the runway with flying.