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The dream could be realized if America actually had high speed rail, but that would require investing our taxes into real infrastructure instead of state-sponsored terrorism.
Yeah no, even a jet couldn't get those travel times. Or when people plus them.
Or just save being put in an ICE facility and go visit Canada and not be put in an ICE facility.
Edit typo
Vegas sucks though.
Don't do it, America sucks right now.
In America, 100 years is a long time
In Europe, 100 miles is a long distance
Tf is a mile, bruv? Don't come in 'ere with these nonsensical made up freedom units
If I remember my conversions right then a mile is 5280 kilometers. I hope that helps explain why Europeans would fear such a distance!
My brother went to college in upstate NY in the 80’s and made friends with a girl who was born & raised in Manhattan. One weekend, in all seriousness, she suggested taking the subway to the Grand Canyon.
Multiply those time estimates by about 20.
Ah, a meme from a simpler time. Now the first thing I think of is how long the stay in Guantanamo Bay will be.
Out of curiosity, I put the route in Google Maps to see how long each leg would take. 20 hrs., 37 hrs., 5 hrs.
You really can't experience everything if has to offer in just one day. I wish tourists could better understand.
If they make it all the way noon, I'd be surprised. Make a stop in Alligator Auschwitz.
Had a friend from SE Asia that wanted to visit me in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She found a flight to Canada alright. To VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA. She asked if I could come pick her up if I wasn't too busy.
Lol.
Sure, I'll be there in 3 days, you'll probably want to get some food while you wait.
3? I had a few crewmates cross the country in about 5 and they said that was a gruelling task that they should have slowed down for.
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Whilst in all about road trips this fool better be driving at 1500mph to make these times
Mach 2 is very reasonable. Gillette makes a Mach 3.
What, your car doesn't do mach 3?
WTH would you go all the way to miami? Stop in orlando, get some disney on and leave save 6 hours.
A 2 hour drive in Miami will get you to…north Miami
could have this if politicians didn't fight high speed rail so much
With the distances provided, flying would be faster than high speed rail. Even if there was a maglev train from NYC to Miami, I think the flight would still be faster unless there were major delays flying out.
If only the train autistic people had took over the country instead of the nazi ones.
I'm a fan of high speed rail too, but I also wonder if it's ever going to be comparable to flying for long distances like this.
Like, even traveling in a direct line on a plane (which averages 600mph, or 2-3x the average speed of high speed rail), it still takes 6 hours from NYC to LA.
Anything under about 500 km is better by train. While the train is slower once you count getting to and from the airport and in is l and if the plane, you're still faster overall. Above that the plane will usually be faster. If you take the environmental cost into account, the train always wins.
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And here in the comments you will read once again the problem of USA about railways. Take some popcorn.
lol the problem with America is fascism
Which funny enough is part of the reason they don't have trains. Some dickhead fascist billionaire charmed the simple brained with magic transportation, so they wouldn't invest in high speed rail anymore. Go figure
Still USA citizens won't and can't do anything, because they never do.
I’m so sad about the state of the world. At this point I’m resigned to enjoy as much of it as I can while making as little impact as possible then noping out and letting morons continue with their bullshit charade as the planet burns around them
Sensible Americans (a vanishing breed, but still) agree that high speed rail is both doable and practical across the US.
Why not just take the High Speed Rail and get there in 45 minutes instead?
US High Speed Rail:
When this baby hits 88Mph, you’re gonna see some serious shit
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So, back in 2009, I lived in a tour bus touring with big acts like Linkin Park, Pearl Jam and guys like that. Well, we did a little stint with Madonna and we went from LA, straight to NYC, down to Miami and straight back to LA in I think about a week. It was one of the most brutal on road experiences I've ever had to endure for 4 shows. I was on a really sweet fully decked out tour bus too, so it was the best case scenario. It gave me a new appreciation for how motherfucking vast my country is. However, I would NOT recommend the experience.
I did get to meet Spike Lee and Chris Cornell in Miami tho and even had birthday cake with Justin Timberlake while in NYC. It was his birthday and he was doing a music thing inside our bus. He sat right next to me at the front of the bus and we talked about Pink Floyd. Super nice guy. It was a pretty wild week.
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