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Originally Posted by Fuzz
The 2 big advantages trains have is you can just walk up and get on. No one hour before your flight, no security, long boarding, etc. So trains can be far more convenient and save time over flying that way. The other advantage is they can go directly to somewhere useful, say downtown. So you don't need to worry about getting to an airport. Timewise though, you don't need to go faster than a plane, you just need the total time to be similar.
That being said, every few years someone studies Calgary to Edmonton, and it never makes financial sense.
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It depends though. When I was in Europe in the fall there was security to get on the train from London to Paris. Granted that is between countries, but it's still likely you would want to have some security.