Ispolkom
Engineer
Yeah, everyone knows it's the wolverines that cause trouble on trains. Raccoons stick to intercity buses.You have a better chance of being mauled by a raccoon on board the train than you do of an in-flight compressor failure.
Yeah, everyone knows it's the wolverines that cause trouble on trains. Raccoons stick to intercity buses.You have a better chance of being mauled by a raccoon on board the train than you do of an in-flight compressor failure.
SARAH! He's attacking you! :giggle:Yeah, everyone knows it's the wolverines that cause trouble on trains. Raccoons stick to intercity buses.You have a better chance of being mauled by a raccoon on board the train than you do of an in-flight compressor failure.
Thanks,,.I realize all the logical reasons planes are so safe and you have a better chance of winning the lottery than something happening in a plane. I do fly at times but just hate it. It is very uncomfortable in the little seats and cramped and loud without even taking into consideration the fear factor. I do have a prescription but the pills make me just yawn while I'm miserable. So while I hate it, there comes a point when I would hate other things more..like a bus or 4 days to get somewhere that isn't that far. I have eye issues and can't drive long distances so looks like planes are my destiny since the US really can't pull off efficient rail service. We are going to New York by AMTRAK and that is a much easier trip than just crossing the south. The Alb route is an option but getting to Alb is a challenge as well. It will work out I'm sure. thanksTurbulence does not damage the plane, and the engine will not explode. If you are afraid of flying, perhaps your doctor can prescribe something?I thank you all for your input..What a convoluted mess. I wil probably have to just take Southwest to Ordlando and spend the whole time wondering which shake will bring us down or when the engine will explode and being squashed by others in my row of seats and pray I don't have to use the restroom.
I truly understand your fear. I am not afraid of flying, but my boyfriend is so terrified that even medication does not help. If the train doesn't go there, we drive, even if it means 20 hours in a car. So, I do sympathize. I would recommend either driving or taking a bus if you're that afraid of flying.
There has been on and off talk of a regional corridor between Atlanta and Macon. I'm not sure how serious or realistic any of that was, but if it does ever happen, then there would only by Macon - Savannah left to bring up to passenger standards.If the southern route is agonizingly slow and painful, would it be rather a better use of money to upgrade to passenger service level a route little higher up, something that probably branches off from Longview or Marshall towards Sherveport, Jackson, connecting to the Crescent route at Meridian or Tuscaloosa whichever feasible, going up to Atlanta and from there onwards to Savannah? Something like this-Sunset East resulted in OTP as low as 1.5% and the route was and is terribly slow, a third of it running in dark territory limited to 59mph. That is not appealing at all for short distance riders and you cannot run a train successfully without them.
http://www.cityofmobile.org/railsummit/2012-08-13%20Stennis%20Mobile%20v1.pdf
There is absolutely no reason to spend tens of millions of dollars to restore a multimillion dollar losing segment of a route that provides bad local service with minimal patronage and simply makes maps look nicer to rail fans.
This is just a rough render, I am not sure where exactly existing tracks of any sort are, but I am fairly positive there would be some tracks considering how dense the rail network in the country is, it is only a question of upgrading them to passenger train standards. There can be a train starting from Dallas/Fort Worth (picking connecting passengers from Texas Eagle) running to Atlanta or Savannah, connecting to Crescent and Silver service to Florida somewhere there. A lot of southern cities would get a train service, and trans-continental passengers would get an alternate route that does not require looooong detour via Chicago.
And did I mention this can happen when pigs would fly?
Ha. I did smile when I saw that.SARAH! He's attacking you! :giggle:Yeah, everyone knows it's the wolverines that cause trouble on trains. Raccoons stick to intercity buses.You have a better chance of being mauled by a raccoon on board the train than you do of an in-flight compressor failure.
It's not what I'd consider a statistically significant risk, but off the top of my head...Turbulence does not damage the plane, and the engine will not explode.I wil probably have to just take Southwest to Ordlando and spend the whole time wondering which shake will bring us down or when the engine will explode and being squashed by others in my row of seats and pray I don't have to use the restroom.
Ditto! However, keep in mind that the "Pilot in Command" (Captain on Airliners/Aircraft Commander in the Military))is the Desired Position on any Flight! (I'm the Best Pilot in the World Syndrome! )I like to fly...as long as I can have one of the two front seats!
I'd take that over drunk Rangers fans any day of the week.Not to make anyone fearful of flying or riding the rails, but this was spotted on a LIRR train last month (credit goes to peopleofpennstation on Instagram)You have a better chance of being mauled by a raccoon on board the train than you do of an in-flight compressor failure.
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Private with aerobatic training here; I was working on Commercial and Instrument when I lost my medical in 1999.Ditto! However, keep in mind that the "Pilot in Command" (Captain on Airliners/Aircraft Commander in the Military))is the Desired Position on any Flight! (I'm the Best Pilot in the World Syndrome! )I like to fly...as long as I can have one of the two front seats!
Disclaimer: I have a Commercial Certificate with Instruments and Single/Multi-Engine Land Ratings!
However Due to the High Cost of Flying I haven't flown a Plane Myself since 1998!!
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