Why is there no efficient train system in USA?
lyrelente asked:
Why are there no high speed trains? Take France for instance. Their TGV currently goes at 200 mph, and the new generation will go at 350 mph.
This basically means that you can pretty much go through France from north to south in about four or five hours by train. When the new trains are up and running it’ll be even less. A lot less. Trains are competing with airplanes.
It’s also cheap. A one way ticket from let’s say Marseille (south) to Paris is gonna be about 75 euros ($100). And it’ll be about one fourth or even half that if you buy the annual discount card.
To move between cities within France, practically nobody takes the airplane, and less people travel by car. This off course means a lot less pollution.
In a country like the US (the biggest polluter of all), wouldn’t it make sense to invest in having a truly efficient train system?
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Why are there no high speed trains? Take France for instance. Their TGV currently goes at 200 mph, and the new generation will go at 350 mph.
This basically means that you can pretty much go through France from north to south in about four or five hours by train. When the new trains are up and running it’ll be even less. A lot less. Trains are competing with airplanes.
It’s also cheap. A one way ticket from let’s say Marseille (south) to Paris is gonna be about 75 euros ($100). And it’ll be about one fourth or even half that if you buy the annual discount card.
To move between cities within France, practically nobody takes the airplane, and less people travel by car. This off course means a lot less pollution.
In a country like the US (the biggest polluter of all), wouldn’t it make sense to invest in having a truly efficient train system?
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