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Originally Posted by colourislast
Do you have any clue as to how many seismic events occur in this country? Bad weather may delay a few flights, but a good earthquake would collapse that little tunnel. What happens in case of a power outage while the train is going between Phoenix and Houston? A crash or derailment? Subterranean causes far more problems than you seem to realize.
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This in not a ficticious boondogle.The Swiss are actually planing to construct
their own very advanced subteranean high speed rail network.This is not science fiction either,they plan to have this underground network compleated within the next 5 to 10 years. Go to
www.swissmetro.com and read more info on this logical futuristic form of mass transit.