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First recorded activity by BoatBanter: Feb 2013
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Our great capitalist society...
On 9/2/13 11:11 AM, wrote:
On Mon, 02 Sep 2013 09:38:55 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:
Japan Railway Comp
Once you get away from the Boston - DC corridor, there are not many
places where people would ride a train. Even there, if you are not
spending your visit in the city center, you need a car.
We are not Japan nor Europe.
The only place with a similar population density is the NE megopolis
and they have a train
Heard that one a million times, too. Been on high speed trains in
Europe, from Geneva to Paris, about 350 miles, train was full but
comfortable, with some stops. Distances that can be duplicated between
American city pairs, and much, much better than driving a car or flying.
In this country, we for the most part gave up on rail public
transportation development after WW II.
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