Really baffled by folks who argue that airplanes are somehow all we need for mass transportation in the US. Anyone who has flown knows that air travel is stressful, expensive, and unreliable. Your flight can be canceled for any reason, and often is.
To give an anecdote about rail travel in Spain: I was once on a train that was delayed for 10 minutes, and they offered full refunds to everyone on the train.
In contrast: travel sites used to provide data on how often a flight departed on time. I think they largely stopped doing that once folks noticed that many flights departed on time less than 50% of the time.
I mean: flying can be great, and is necessary for much of our travel. But our airports have already been stretched beyond a sensible capacity, and having rail options for shorter distances would be great.
Considering one typically has to wait in the airport at least two hours before one's flight departs anyway, any speed advantage that airlines have over short distances disappears pretty quickly.
PS airplane seating sucks ass.
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