Why don’t we have a TGV?
Sometimes I wish that railroads played a larger part in the transportation infrastructure of the United States. Meanwhile those crazy French have a high speed rail capable of 574.8 kph, or about 357 mph for us English types. The french aren’t the only ones with high speed trains though. The Japanese first started the high-speed train movement in the 1960’s with a train that was capable of 130 mph. For comparison, the high speed trains in the US today go about 150 mph.
Trains have multiple advantages such as; lower boarding time, fewer security checkpoints and less carry on luggage restrictions. By the time you factor in time spent at the gate and waiting in the security line at the airport, the average speed for a one hour flight drops considerably.
So would you ride a high speed train, or would you fly?
by Chris HP
On April 9, 2007 at 3:15 pm
I do enjoy the train from Boston to Providence far more than the bus. It takes about the same amount of time (because the train makes 15 stops) but it’s cheaper and far more comfortable.
by Ethan
On April 11, 2007 at 3:59 pm
I”d totaly be al up in that train, I love trains
by A
On April 12, 2007 at 6:35 pm
I think I saw that on Core77.com. Awesome looking.
by Larry
On April 13, 2007 at 7:16 am
Once you think about the time it takes to board a plane, there’s not really anything more efficient than a train.
Unless you finished that teleporter you were always talking about. You know, the one powered by marshmallows? Don’t hold out on me, man.
by travis
On April 13, 2007 at 2:54 pm
I don’t know why everyone thinks I’m working on a transporter when Steorn clearly has me beat with their free energy Orbo. (Also, Orbo is also about 12 times cooler sounding than Transporter. Trust me, I did the math.)
by Larry
On April 13, 2007 at 5:08 pm
Wow, free energy vaguely described, and all I have to do is violate the absolute laws of physics? Count me in for a dozen of those bad boys.
by Chris HP
On May 2, 2007 at 1:30 pm
You guys got all italicized. So… Travis, when we writing the official rules to AIMsnipe?