[Commodore]

How quickly we've forgotten the rail infrastructure we put in place long before we allowed ourselves to be so rushed by the jet age. With flight delays caused by over booking, inclement weather, endless security checks that only defer amateurs from killing us at or below 30,000 ft.,continued mechanicals due to the ageing and costly maintenance of our aircraft and rising air fares caused by higher fuel prices and union demands we've all been fooled into thinking that rail travel takes to long. Train travel often is as fast and usually less hassled than flying commercially. When air travel was in its infancy it was a conveyance for a select few. It's no secret that you can't have it both way (no mater how large you make the plane). When the obvious is rediscovered both conveyances will benefit. I'm a million mile flyer with several airlines and sit in the front section of the plane when I'm forced to fly. Today I prefer to travel by train if continental or by ship if oceans are involved.