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Originally posted by red-beard
The tracks in Europe are already laid. The cities are close together. In the US, planes make more sense. Maintaining the security of a small airport versus thousands of miles of track is a no brainer.
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Planes only make sense if the fuel is affordable
Trains can run on any energy , coal , gas, nuclear, sun...whatever
if you can make electricitiy , you can run your train
Planes, are limited, and not as efficient
off course, you could hold on to the "we love oil even if it means we have to fight and die for it, screw nature gimme my V8 guzzler!" way of thinking, but in the long run it's not sustainable
we have a plan B that works now, and can be upgraded to plan A with minimal effort
you guys... don't.
security wise... how many train bombings and hijacks vs how many plane bombings, hijacks??
few hijacks on a train are worth the effort, coz you can't run, you can't hide, you have no freedom to divert the train to your airport or airstrip of choice...and your hostages can escape, you need more hostage takers to control the crowd...making any operation a lot harder to pull off...