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> * the tickets cost nearly as much*

Given that we don't have a high speed rail system in place, I'm not sure where this number is coming from.

> You're limited to putting people in a few train cars, as opposed to a continuous stream of people on a freeway.

My wife, my kid and I flew down to Texas, and are going to be spending about 20 hours doing long-distance drives.

I would absolutely love to be in a few high-speed train cars than stuck in a car, in a continuous stream of people, where one of us has to remain at relatively high alert for hours at a time, while the other one is strapped into a seat, trying to entertain the other other one who is strapped into a smaller seat, but has boundless energy and no concept of patience.

If we had some sort of road-train system where we weren't welded to a gas pedal and a steering wheel, then maybe.



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