Comments on: The Train That Never Was http://www.moorethink.com/2009/03/08/the-train-that-never-was/ Less Confusion Sun, 04 Jul 2010 16:59:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jack Holt http://www.moorethink.com/2009/03/08/the-train-that-never-was/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Jack Holt Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:15:57 +0000 http://www.moorethink.com/?p=204#comment-55 This should be a great time to attack the airline lobbies--already under superficial pressure to go away, their budgets are getting hit. Now, if only fuel prices were higher and permanent, the setting would be complete. The Austin to Dallas train takes over 6 hours and costs about 60% of a SW Air ticket. Which would you rather do? This should be a great time to attack the airline lobbies–already under superficial pressure to go away, their budgets are getting hit. Now, if only fuel prices were higher and permanent, the setting would be complete.

The Austin to Dallas train takes over 6 hours and costs about 60% of a SW Air ticket. Which would you rather do?

]]> By: Chris http://www.moorethink.com/2009/03/08/the-train-that-never-was/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Chris Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:13:44 +0000 http://www.moorethink.com/?p=204#comment-47 People and trains are a strange thing. It has something to do with not being able to control it yourself, I think. I live Britain, in south Wales, thanks to the days of coal we have an incredibly extensive rail network, which goes more places more directly than the roads. And yet we seem willing to let that network die off and complain that the roads aren't any good. People and trains are a strange thing. It has something to do with not being able to control it yourself, I think. I live Britain, in south Wales, thanks to the days of coal we have an incredibly extensive rail network, which goes more places more directly than the roads. And yet we seem willing to let that network die off and complain that the roads aren’t any good.

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