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Randomperson1362 t1_j9zndwh wrote

Reply to comment by eh_brah in High-Speed Rail Project Will Create Over 10,000 Jobs in California by gammapsi05

This train is also projected to be slower, and more expensive than flying, so all 2 million are not going to switch to the train.

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eh_brah t1_j9zvuw0 wrote

I didn't say that. I'm merely pointing out that there are a large amount of travel between norcal/socal that can be replaced with a bullet train.

The bullet train will be comparable to a plane ticket and coming in at an estimated $86 each way. A bullet train could take only 3 hours, which beats the 6-7 hour drive and half a day you spend at the airport. TSA, pre-boarding, waiting on the tarmac, enduring your 32" economy legroom, baggage claim, and all the unnecessary overhead.

In any country with a bullet train, telling someone you want to fly to the next major city is usually met with "yeah you could, but why the hell would you do that? Why not take the train?"

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