Is America’s quest for high-speed trains finally picking up steam?::New projects in California, Texas, and Florida are a sign that the United States is finally getting serious about modernizing its commuter railway system.

  • Puzzle_Sluts_4Ever@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I mean, the good news is that you basically already can

    Quick check says amtrak from NYP to LAX is 67.5 hours long. Or about 2.79 days

    Which is a lot more than a six hour flight. But… that is six hours plus an hour or so on each side (at least) AND is a direct flight, so “one day” is how I would classify that. You aren’t doing much in a day when you fly from NY to LA.

    Which… is the 3-4x as long that you were asking for.

    But hey. Maybe you are cool with spending the vast majority of a week long holiday in a train. I doubt your employers are fine with you spending three days to go to a conference on the west coast and another three days to come back.