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[postalrat]

Trains need tracks but airplanes don't. Airplanes can also transport water, milk, corn syrup, and oil.

Forget about trains and build more planes.

[zardo → postalrat]

Have you ever bought milk in a town where it comes in by airplane?

[bagels → postalrat]

The economics of shipping oil by plane vs train, tanker or pipeline are laughably poor.

[postalrat → bagels]

Trains are pretty laughable compared to pipes https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-263B-3126

If paywalled maybe you can still see https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/BN-FR879_expert_G_...

[anigbrowl → postalrat]

Why not just use catapults and cut out the middleman? Landing could be difficult but I'm willing to offer a discount on really big nets.