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yeah exactly, the first benefit of trains is to substitute for short but frequent flights between major cities.



I think of this, every time it takes me more than 4 hours to "fly" 150 miles to the Chicago airport, when you count all of the overhead at the two ends, plus average delays and cancellations.

Actually, I take the intercity bus.




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