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Appropriate user name. I agree with part of this approach, but trains suck for two reasons. Getting to the station, and sharing a carriage. Why not have an EV

• Yizahi 4y ago
  That's basically "pods" from every future sci-fi. Pods are not efficient because they have all the same problems as cars and none of benefits (except emissions). You will need gigantic roads everywhere like we have today, traffic jams, parking issues, all super expensive and financed by the city dwellers who don't benefit from cars so much. It is actually funny that rich car centric suburbs are subsidised by poorer population in the apartment blocks in the city cores. :)
• stetrain 4y ago
  > Getting to the station, and sharing a carriage. Both things that are in common with air travel which seems quite popular. A good train system is better at both. Stations are smaller and less noisy than airports so they can go directly in city centers instead of miles outside the city. And space and comfort per passenger is usually much better than airline coach class, plus on intercity trains you can usually move around to cafe cars, dining cars, etc. Overnight trains are often built with private sleeping compartments if that’s more your style.