Why don't we use the existing interstate system corridors to install a highspeed rail system that is capable of receiving and discharging auto's and trucks on the move. The savings in gas, wear and tear, and the reduction in pollution would be tremendous.
2007-08-03 19:36:55 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Commuting
To clarify: this rail system would use the existing corridors and would be fluid in movement. There would be no stopping of the train. Hydraulics would place the vehicle on and off the train at a steady 65 mph, at the drivers wish. The technology is there to do this.
2007-08-03 22:24:58 · update #1
Not practical.
2007-08-11 05:56:30 · answer #1 · answered by Old Man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-09 04:43:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your forgetting about one little thing that makes America great.. Freedom.. What if I wanted to stop the train so I could check out that cool 'mom-n-pop' restaurant?
And what if a terrorist got control of the system?
Look up a radio program called x minus 1. They had an episode that dealt with this proposition and it went terribly wrong.
2007-08-03 19:48:57 · answer #3 · answered by noobienoob2000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
loading and unloading takes forever--the auto train to Florida is an 8 hour load and an 8 hour unload time--I could walk to Florida in 16 hours
2007-08-03 19:42:27 · answer #4 · answered by fire_inur_eyes 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because the cost will be enormous and if you are to stupid to drive safely then stay off the road.
2007-08-03 19:51:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You see how well AMTRAK functions now!!
2007-08-03 19:45:18 · answer #6 · answered by Wounded Duck 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋