Trains to the rescue

Lincoln Russell 28 Nov, 2007 at 11:40pm ET Article published in Tech

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28 Nov 2007 ~ 11:44pm Thrax Would love to see maglev in the US. Unlikely.
29 Nov 2007 ~ 8:56am primesuspect Chicago in 45 minutes from Royal Oak FTW. We'd be going to Chi-town for beerz on Saturday nights.
29 Nov 2007 ~ 10:15am Annes A decent rail system in America would make me one EXCEEDINGLY happy girl. Like OMG happy. As it stands now it still costs more and takes longer to take a train from Philly to Boston than it does to fly. Damn shame.
29 Nov 2007 ~ 10:38am BuddyJ I've traveled from Kansas to Chicago and then across to PA via train and found it to be a great way to travel. Sadly, it's expensive and slow. I'd love to see a better rail system established here.
29 Nov 2007 ~ 10:42am Leonardo Ever since I've been a boy, starting with the "Energy Crisis" in the mid-70's, some type of 'trains are the future of transportation' theme circulates. I quit paying attention the second or third time this went around.

When there is a real demand, it will happen. The truth is there's a lot of, 'oh that would nice' but not much demand.