[Martin Tell]

Let's say our 200mph train gets to average 100mph including stops. That's a 300-mile head start on the plane counting only the three hours above. Then the 600mph plane would cover that in 30 minutes, by which time the train would be another 50 miles out...

So who arrives in Pittsburgh first?

[antiRepublicrat]

So who arrives in Pittsburgh first?

The guy in the train if he's coming from Baltimore. He may get there before the plane even takes off if he's coming from Columbus, OH. He'll pay a lot less, too. Also, while trains make more stops, they are a lot shorter than the stops that airplanes make. I just looked it up, most plane trips from Columbus come with one stop.