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Interesting, though I would argue that Florida may be a better comparison than the Midwest.

Florida has a higher population density than France and could be served quite well by a hsr line from Jacksonville to Miami with a spur to Orlando/tampa

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There are basically no walkable/transitable cities in Florida. You could take a train between regional cities, but you would have nowhere to go once you got there. This is the reason the northeast corridor is the only place rail makes much sense.

Why not just take a taxi or Uber? Or heck, take the hsr from Jacksonville to Miami and rent a car when you get there. No one says airports don't make sense because you cant fly to the office building you need to get to.

have you been on amtrak anywhere between from boston to D.C.? What a farce. It might make sense in theory, but in practice right now... no.

The boswash corridor is packed on most days, and the major stops have walkable downtown areas. Is your concern that crumbling bridge in Norwalk that drops the line down to 5 mph?

Otherwise I generally take the train rather than fly as it shaves about an hour off the trip from Boston to NYC. Acela charges the same as a plane ticket for this route.

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