[GH85Carrera]

Anyone that has traveled much by airlines has horror stories. My last trip I got up at 5:00 AM to get to the airport 1.5 hours before my flight. I did my part on time. The airplane was late to arrive, and late to leave. I landed in DFW to make my connection all on the same airline. I hustled at a very fast walk and the airplane was gone from the gate. They gave me 10 bucks to eat at the airport and wait for a new connecting flight. So a bag of chips is about it at airport prices. I arrived at my hotel in DC and got to my room at 12:30 AM and of course I needed to be at a meeting at 7:00.

It was faster than driving, but mot much. To go by train would likely take a week if it is even possible from Oklahoma City to Washington DC.

Trains and subways are great in high population areas. They just need to pay for themselves.

Airlines pay large fees to use an airport and the ATC, likely not enough to really pay for them. Most cities and states want to make their airports better to attract more airline flights and hence more business for that city.

The government is involved in every aspect of travel from walking on sidewalks to the planes, trains and automobiles. We (the tax payer) get hosed over and over on boondoggle projects and poor results form the money invested.

It would be neat to see real high speed trains nationwide. It would be even neater to have transporters like in Star Trek. Both are just about as likely to happen.