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I am not a very good or strong debator but you have made a point about people density and Donner Pass.1- Donner. If I have personally never been to that area I will not know of the land, terrain, weather and other facts of life on that particular spot. However I have seen Donner, Emigrant, Syskiyou and other passes in the northwest and it aint the Corridor Dorthy!If one could actually weather proof Donner, it will be a engineering achivement.2- People density.I recall the Intercity of the late 80's in the east of England while riding to and from London. At the time it was considered high speed and it had a great impact on my thinking towards HST. We had a passenger car that featured 4 people seating around a table and in the middle of the train was a drink car. Beverage, coffee or whatnot... That car had a bit of open space to serve a dozen people or so at a time without overcrowding.I would spend a week in and out of London towards Suffolk, Ely, Mildenhall etc on that train and in the Tube downtown London and didnt feel overly crowded. But the Tube certainly was small and required some patience compared to say.. the Washington DC Metro that had huge amounts of space.The worst over crowding that I have ever seen was that where a million or so people wanted OUT of washington DC in the 90's after the Fireworks/Concerts events down at the Mall. Metro Center would be so packed as you did not have much room to expand your ribcage to breathe. The 13 car train that showed up was filled to full volume in about 15 seconds and standing room only with overloaded traction motors cooking for 5 stops or so.Metro did a good job that night but normal travels on trains dont see too many people because of the dominance of the Auto or Plane.Little Rock has about 6 arrivals and/or departures per hour. Usually 737's These planes came from.. one example.. southwest... had one that was San Fran, Las Vegas, Little Rock, Baltimore. And then Baltimore, Midway, Little Rock, Vegas etc. There were several of these in assigned routes and schedules.Call it about 100 people per plane. You need to spend a great deal of energy lifting those people several miles above the earth and conveying them safely (And alive) to thier destination. It is a achievement for aviation to make people step into a aluminum tube and accept a 8000 foot atmosphere with hardly any humidity for a few hours at a time.Now overbooking and cattle calls? You tell me.What if a train was presented to board at Little Rock and take 100 people? Such a train would have a social car, a business area and perhaps one where people can tend to thier needs without having to deal with one bathroom that will overflow or stink like it will do on greyhound after 10 hours.That train could have internet service allowing the people to stay in touch in real time, conduct meetings etc... corridor style while they are riding to.. Vegas without the hassle of airport security and flying.
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