April 27, 2008: Courant.com "Why Not High-Speed Trains"
Submitted by VHSR on April 27, 2008 - 2:00am.
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A retired pilot of my acquaintance told me the other day how to start solving the nation's air travel problems: high-speed rail.
A robust and reliable network of high-speed trains would alleviate air congestion by reducing the number of small, regional jets hopping among cities in the same region. The trains could carry passengers rapidly from one city center to another, alleviating highway congestion between airports and downtowns.