How far can you go by train in 5h?

Post by yaomtc » Sat, Jul 30, 2022, 6:26 AM UTC

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I have been wishing Apple or Google maps would add this as a feature for at least five years now. When I’m in a new city for work, and I know I have 90 minutes til my next meeting, it would be massively helpful to see every lunch place in a 15-25 minute walking radius. The fact that there’s still not a “search/filter by transit time” feature in any Maps app seems like proof there’s not enough competition in that spac…

I started a similar project a few years ago and the real problem for any new player is just data availability. I was able to get Open Street Map data, but I also needed data on businesses with ratings and photos. IMO this creates a huge moat against anyone entering the market.

Post by DiogenesKynikos » Sat, Jul 30, 2022, 7:15 AM UTC

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With a modern high-speed rail line, you'd theoretically be able to get from NYC to Chicago in around 4:15, even when accounting for stops along the way. That's an average of 300 km/h. There are already lines in service elsewhere the world that are that fast.

The fastest service was Wuhan–Guangzhou, which averaged 313 km/h on non-stops, but is not run any more. Chicago-NYC with stops would probably be 5 hours, which is barely competitive with flying. The intermediate stops would potentially make it viable though.

Post by dr_dshiv » Sat, Jul 30, 2022, 7:29 AM UTC

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Noise? My kids make noise. With that, the difference between a house and an apartment is negligible. I love living in a nice city. Ultra convenient.

I love living in a walkable suburban neighborhood with a supermarket and home store within easy (sub-5 minute) driving distance. Quiet, spacious, ultra convenient. More so than living in the city, because I can carry my purchases in my car all the way into my house. YMMV. Live where you want. There is no objectively better answer, just preference.

Post by samatman » Sat, Jul 30, 2022, 8:42 AM UTC

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Because Metropolitan France (note the capitalization) is how the European portion of France is referred to: compare with Overseas France, which includes territories in South America and Oceania, to be non-exhaustive.

This is a difference in attitude between Americans and French when describing their countries: the French tend to regard overseas territories as more vitally part of their country than Americans do. Not sure why, possibly it was a deliberately-cultivated attitude by the government at some point, or maybe the difference arose organically. Meanwhile I think a lot of Americans kinda-unconsiously barely even consider Haw…

Post by samatman » Sat, Jul 30, 2022, 8:45 AM UTC

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I've mused about a similar idea for California's high speed rail, which, should it ever be built, would be rendered impractically slow by frequent stops. The idea is to drop cars without slowing down. These cars would have brakes, that's it. Before the station, drop the car, it slows enough to give safe time for switching, and cruises to a halt at the local station. That's drop off, pickup is the slow train, which ru…

The plan for California high speed rail was to replace plane flights and long distance car travel, not to have frequent stops (at least 40 miles/65 km between stops, sometimes longer). Only the major cities.