by Tadman
They would indeed need to find trackage rights if run under NICTD. My point about NICTD is that, all other things equal, NICTD would do this better than Amtrak. Either party has a bum route into Indy right now.
As for the timing issue, I take the “slower than driving” argument with a grain of salt. If the drive time is four hours, that’s four hours I spend behind the wheel doing a menial task (not running off the road) rather than real work I’m paid to do. If the train takes six, that’s six work hours versus four driving hours in my book.
Obviously this math only works to some extent. If the train only runs once a day at odd time, it doesn’t work as well for being productive. If the train takes twice the time as driving, it doesn’t work as well for being productive.
As for the timing issue, I take the “slower than driving” argument with a grain of salt. If the drive time is four hours, that’s four hours I spend behind the wheel doing a menial task (not running off the road) rather than real work I’m paid to do. If the train takes six, that’s six work hours versus four driving hours in my book.
Obviously this math only works to some extent. If the train only runs once a day at odd time, it doesn’t work as well for being productive. If the train takes twice the time as driving, it doesn’t work as well for being productive.
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