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In Ben Franklin's autobiography, he described his journey from Philadelphia to Boston. It took two weeks by boat, traveling down the Delaware River and up the A
by Anon4Now 3y ago
In Ben Franklin's autobiography, he described his journey from Philadelphia to Boston. It took two weeks by boat, traveling down the Delaware River and up the Atlantic coast. The shipped wrecked off the coast of Massachusetts, and he had to swim to shore. I guess the TSA lines don't seem so bad in comparison.
- pavlov 3y agoThe distance from Philadelphia to Boston is not much greater than Paris to Lyon which takes two hours by train today. If the US had reasonable train service, you’d get from central Philly to central Boston in the time it today takes just to get to the airport, go through security and board the plane.
- darkerside 3y agos/reasonable/world-class
- dredmorbius 3y agoAny particular reason why the country which prides itself as the world's largest economy, largest democracy, and a technological leader shouldn't reasonably have a world-class transportation system?
- NikkiA 3y agoBecause "we ain't number 1 by catering to poor people"
- dredmorbius 3y agoHigh-speed rail tends to be a premium service. In Europe, routes often cost more than equivalent air routes. Though for some, comfort, convenience, and environmental considerations trump costs.
- NikkiA 3y agoNot as premium as a private jet.
- darkerside 3y agoBecause everybody has a world class vehicle of their own? It's a different and reasonable system of transportation. I'm sure others may disagree. They can cry all they want. Reality has demonstrated that this is a reasonable system, even if it isn't rational by their standards.