If it lowers air travel then it's a good thing, since it's probably the only way the US will meaningfully invest in high speed rail.

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chirau 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Quite the opposite. You reckon taking planes out of the skies will lower the cost flying? Supply and demand.

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nradov 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Those airplanes aren't going to be scrapped. Demand for flights hasn't reduced much. Other airlines will buy up the airplanes and put them back into service.

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nickserv 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yes, it will likely raise prices.

My point/question is whether this will reduce air travel and increase demand for rail.

	▲	bdcravens 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Doubtful. People will either just eat the higher costs or simply drive. The infrastructure is lacking (relative to airports), and there's unlikely to be any support for expanding it anytime soon - passing costs on to consumers is the current US culture.

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RaSoJo 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I think OP meant whether this might "lower the demand" for air travel...due to the expected spike in prices

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windows2020 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

All for this if the train cruises at 600mph.

	▲	nickserv 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		For cities where the flight is an 1.5 hours or less high speed rail (300kph) is usually about the same (if not slightly faster) because it's much faster to get in and out. This works even better when the train station is closer to downtown than the airport.