• jetA
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    2 days ago

    “high speed” is averaging something like 60mph from sf to sd

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      2 days ago

      Well that would almost certainly be competitive with a car over the same drive … But not remotely competitive with a plane. But I can’t imagine trains ever will be competitive with planes, even over 100 miles, if you don’t factor in emissions.