Trains

Amtrak Detroit to Chicago 40 bucks advertised and 5 hour trip.
You can take a train between many American cities by the time airports are done fucking with you.

How much is Amtrak subsidized to offer that rate?

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https://ti.org/antiplanner/?p=18116...mtrak passengers, and $1.09 to transit riders.

So, the real cost of that ticket is closer to $100 and you could buy a plane ticket and save 4 hours of travel. That advantage gets larger the further you are going. For transcontinental travel, rail is a dead sure loser both in cost and time.
 
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