Reply #14: The vast majority of people don't have access to reliable train transport.

[Gormy Cuss]

Solve that problem and what people prefer may change. I lived in Boston for years and traveled to NYC regularly. Once they upgraded the New Haven changeover Amtrak was both time and cost competitive to flying or driving once all costs and transfer times were included. The only real competition were buses.

We could have popular rail service in any of the highly urbanized areas of the country if the investment were made to make it so. We need dedicated or priority tracks in order to make that happen.