In an article lobbying for high speed rail in the US, Greenopolis reveals a shameful statistic: “The Zephyr raced from Denver to Chicago in 13 hours in 1939—faster than you can drive it even today. Today’s train from Denver to Chicago? 19 hours, which is longer than it takes to drive it. New York to Chicago? Average 34 MPH—The Model T traveled it faster.” My Amtrak boycott stands.
In an article lobbying for high speed rail in the US, Greenopolis reveals a shameful statistic: “The Zephyr raced from Denver to Chicago in 13 hours in 1939—faster than you can drive it even today. Today’s train from Denver to Chicago? 19 hours, which is longer than it takes to drive it. New York to Chicago? Average 34 MPH—The Model T traveled it faster.” My Amtrak boycott stands.
(via Infrastructurist)