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[quote user="Dragoman"] [quote user="Sam1"] The current flying time from National Airport in DC to Logan in Boston is 1 hour, 24 minutes.  [/quote] Most people aren't actually travelling from  Reagan National to Logan, but rather from Washington to Boston.  Add city-to-airport/airport-to-city travel times, check-in times, security clearance times, long walks from curb to gate -- 3 hours would be quite competitve, without even considering that most people find trains more comfortable than planes. Let's try to compare apples-to-apples! [/quote] The author of the article highlighted the proposed train time from Washington to Boston.  The apples to apples comparison is DC to Boston.  Over shorter distances, i.e. NY to Boston, Philadelphia to New Haven, etc., the train may be a clear winner.  It is a winner now in many markets, as per Amtrak's numbers, at least with respect to air vs. rail travelers, thereby raising the question why does Amtrak (taxpayers) need to invest up to $228 billion to what appears to be a new railroad from Washington to Boston? For many people in the Washington area, especially those living in northern Virginia, National Airport is closer than Union Station.  It can be reached by public transport.  The same is true for Logan Airport in Boston. I fly six to ten times per year.  And through some of the countries busiest airports, i.e. New York, Washington, Atlanta, Miami, San Francisco, DFW.  It has never taken me more than 15 minutes to pass through security. But my experience, as is true for any individual's, may be unusual.  More, if I signed up for the TSA's expedited pass through program, which a lot of regular travelers have, the time to get through security is greatly reduced. Many supporters of improved rail capabilities cite the times required to get to the airport, park, and get through security, but ignore the time require to get to a railroad station, park, and board the train.
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