LogFAQs > #974934447

like why is this not a priority? I just came back from Japan and my mind was blown how easy it is to get from literally one completely different part of the country to another. Seamless, easy, clean, comfortable, fast. It is expensive but it's cheaper than a plane ticket and you don't have to deal with security and boarding.

looked up how long it would take to get from Dallas to Chicago by Amtrak. 22 hours. TWENTY TWO HOURS to go 1000 miles. That same distance in Japan could be covered in 8 hrs by the bullet train. Dallas to Houston? 19 HOURS to go about 300 miles. WHAT THE FUCK. For context, driving from Dallas to Houston is about 4 hours, and that's if you don't have to deal with a lot of traffic.

It's insane how much upside there is to fast federally supported public transport, and yet it's just not a thing here. And it's sad that it won't ever be a thing because of this country's insane reliance on cars and planes. This country could be so much better if people could just broaden their viewpoints about "what a society should be" and not be so fucking stuck in the past. I have been a car person my entire life and I don't regret owning a car. But it would be fucking amazing to be able to live my life without having to rely on a car.