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I am not sure it is useful to transport 2000 kg of metal occupying a half of a rail car, just to move 80kg meatbag for a distance of 173 miles.
by slt2021 3y ago
I am not sure it is useful to transport 2000 kg of metal occupying a half of a rail car, just to move 80kg meatbag for a distance of 173 miles.
- charcircuit 3y agoIt's useful because the rail doesn't go to your exact destination. You will need to drive there. It is expensive to have a separate car in both cities instead of just taking a single car with you.
- UtopiaPunk 3y agoI think it'd be useful to have a cute little helicopter hat, like in the Inspector Gadget cartoons.
- ryukafalz 3y agoThat depends a lot on how the cities on either end are designed, in particular how easy it is to get around without a car in each. Also, car rentals exist.
- ericd 3y agoWell, we’re talking about the US…
- JHorse 3y agoIf we're talking about high speed rail into Seattle, then you have pretty solid public transit options from the city center to where you would most likely be traveling to.
- slyall 3y agoSo how do the millions who fly each year manage?
- sfink 3y agoIt's useful for the dozen people you're transporting, but transporting a dozen people isn't exactly worth building a train system for. The economics only make sense if you're hauling around masses of people, and you can't do that if all those people want to bring their cars with them.
- tzs 3y agoPeople find a similar thing (with boats rather than trains) quite useful for smaller distances (see the Washington state ferry system), so it is not obvious that it would not be useful with trains.