I do not know whether I should tell you this or not Willie, but, they had passenger trains long before they had automobiles. That was one reason that the automobile was developed, the trains were not working out. They are good for what they are good for and nothing else.
That was one reason that the automobile was developed, the trains were not working out.
Nonsense.
The "horseless carriage" was developed to replace horse drawn wagons.
Passenger trains thrived well into the automotive age, especially for long distance travel.
That role diminished when WW-II aircraft production capacity was converted to civilian production.
But 50 years later, aviation fuel is less abundant and becoming more expensive. That makes passenger rail's fuel efficiencies the better option on short, regional trips between 100 and 500 miles in distance.