On 5/24/09, John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > From: Bob Sullivan > > > It's the distance between cities that kills rail here. > > Except on the east coast, travel times between big cities require an > > overnight ride. > > Planes are so much faster for anything over 200 miles. > > Been that way since 1947... > > Regards, Bob S. > > > > There are a couple of flaws I find with that argument ... > > Who says service has to be only between big cities? Seems to me local > services are what makes rail transportation viable. Feed from the small > towns into the big cities and back again; and take the high speed expresses > between big cities.
I agree. The Amtrak line between Pittsburgh and Philly makes about a zillion stops, which is nice for people commuting to or from either city. There is no express and there ought to be. The line that runs south out of St. Louis makes it's final Missouri stop in Poplar Bluff. It's next stop is 70 miles south in Walnut Ridge, Ar, bypassing countless little towns. I often wonder if those folks would take the train if it were more convenient, or does the train pass them by because they didn't ride it in the past. -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
