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The answer why should anyone not live within 30 minutes of a high speed rail station should be the same reason why should anyone not live within 30 minutes of a major airport (an airport with at least a Boeing 737 service), or for that matter live within 30 minutes of a freeway, not to mention today's Amtrak rail network...... I think you will agree many don't. Density is so very important. Not even the Europeans are attempting to place high speed rail within 30 minutes of everyone. Heck, it is hard enough to get everyone within 30 minutes of a paved highway... many in the West don't....... It is the same with a lot of cities beginning to build light and heavy commuter rail systems. Commuter rails are not for everyone, but if they attract enough riders, it makes the way better for the rest of us to drive.....especially in the major population centers...... My proposed high speed rail network mention several cities, but I did not mean that those would be the only cities with stops..... There are a lot of intermediate stops in between.... However, with a high speed rail network, the stops should be the same as today, about 30 minutes apart..... of course today that means about 20-30 miles, with high speed rail the stops whould be at least 60-80 miles apart...Obviously, a train cannot average 150 mph if it stopped every 10 miles, now would it? One has also got to get out of this 30-40-50 mph mentality.... A properly built high speed rail system will average 150 mph.... therefore, stops will have to be further apart, and people should be expected to ride a bus, a local train, or drive further to get onboard! My suggest rail network included almost every state east of the Mississippi river except Michigan, West Virginia, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine......Just about every state of the Mississippi River are small, most of the people can drive out of their state in less than an hour or so....Furthermore most of the population of Michigan would be close to the high speed rail line running from New York City to Chicago to be WITHIN your 30 mile or so limit......And I would think the New England states could take a bus to Boston to catch high speed rail to get to Denver....as much as they would drive on a local highway to get on the interstate, for crying out loud...... Nevertheless, like new commuter rail system networks, after the starter plan has been completed in 20 years or so, I ain't against increasing the network to include more lines. When the US Highways were constructed originally, the routes went from 1 to 101, without any 177s, 277s, 377s, and 477s....Are you getting the picture????
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