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TylerE
on Nov 18, 2019
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At almost 400 miles, I wouldn't consider SF to LA really short haul. That's almost double Houston-Dallas.
CydeWeys
on Nov 18, 2019
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Short haul is anything less than 600-800 nmi, depending on who you ask.
TylerE
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For a plane, sure. But for rail, even high speed rail, not so much.
devdas
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640 km is about 2 hours of non stop high speed rail travel.
TylerE
on Nov 20, 2019
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No it isn't the fastest high speed train in the world only averages 280km/h. Shinkasen and TGV average 260-265 on most routes.
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