But it is terribly inconvenient other than for the daily commute--it only runs when _IT_ runs, not necessarily when people _want_ to go. It is also a pita if the station isn't all that close to where one wants to be in the end...
That's simply wishful thinking and retrofit "history"...it all has to do with consumer choices and preferences. When Henry built an affordable automobile, there was no way in the world folks weren't going to choose the individualism of "having it their own way" over mass transportation except for the morning/evening commute, if that...
Neville Chamberlain also thought "negotiating peace" was possible...
That is also patently absurd (even if the concept were physically realizable, which it isn't)...
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