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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by tomtrain</i> <br /><br />Is there any way railroads in some form could address this situation? <br /> <br />http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051112/ap_on_sc/tangled_commute <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />No. <br /> <br />The reason people use their vehicles to get to and from work is that, even with the road congestion, it is still quicker door to door to drive yourself than it is to drive to a rail station, ride the light rail or whatever, then hitch a taxi from the city station to your place of work. Time is money, and there are no solutions involving rail that could address this situation. I would guess that the highway tunnel overall would be less costly and more time productive than a new rail transit system.
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