DeacKillsaDevil
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From the link within the link: "At this time, there is no money earmarked to pay for building the rail line."
Well that should end that.
Maybe I missed it, but what would the travel time be for Charlotte to Atlanta while making those stops along the way?
I haven't seen any projected travel times, but would be very curious. Assuming you don't have to get to the train station an hour early like the airport, I think anything less than 4.5 hours would be worth it. Anything more than that, I would probably just continue to drive.
that's about as long or longer than it takes to drive it. Needs to be quicker than driving, I would imagine, to make people want to use it.
But the selling point would be that you can keep working while you're traveling (assuming they're targeting business travelers and offer wi-fi). And for personal travel, if it's ultimately cheaper than the cost of gas and wear/tear, it might be favorable. Of course you then have to consider ground transportation once in Atlanta and it's one city that you need a car in.
Good point. I just think it's a tough sell to not have a car in Atlanta once you get there (as you mentioned). If it were quick I could definitely see the appeal. I'm no business traveler so I don't know that mindset or culture much.
The train to DC from Charlottesville takes about as long as driving but its cheaper, I don't have to drive and can do other things, and I don't have the hassle of a car in the city.
I saw japan is trying to develop a high speed train using magnets. We are so far behind in this arena.
The train to DC from Charlottesville takes about as long as driving but its cheaper, I don't have to drive and can do other things, and I don't have the hassle of a car in the city.
I saw japan is trying to develop a high speed train using magnets. We are so far behind in this arena.