Comments on: Air France considering entering HSR business http://trains4america.wordpress.com/2008/07/06/air-france-considering-entering-hsr-business/ More choices for better transportation Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:16:21 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: More details on Air France/KLM high-speed rail venture « Trains For America http://trains4america.wordpress.com/2008/07/06/air-france-considering-entering-hsr-business/#comment-3374 More details on Air France/KLM high-speed rail venture « Trains For America Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:59:50 +0000 http://trains4america.wordpress.com/?p=469#comment-3374 [...] about how Air France-KLM (or whatever they’re called in these days of airline mergers) was considering getting into the high-speed rail business when the EU liberalizes international rail travel in 2010. That plan took a more solid form today [...] [...] about how Air France-KLM (or whatever they’re called in these days of airline mergers) was considering getting into the high-speed rail business when the EU liberalizes international rail travel in 2010. That plan took a more solid form today [...]

]]> By: skiddie http://trains4america.wordpress.com/2008/07/06/air-france-considering-entering-hsr-business/#comment-3255 skiddie Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:40:03 +0000 http://trains4america.wordpress.com/?p=469#comment-3255 It's not really clear from that article what they're planning. However, at its most basic, it could amount to simply providing the short-haul connections by handing people a train ticket and coordinating the baggage and other transfer logistics. Based on that theory, it's a great idea. Because the TGV station at Charles de Gaulle is so well integrated into the larger TGV network, it removes the need to move from the convenient city-center train station to the out-of-town airport: one section of the trip does that for you. Real inter modal transport at work. It’s not really clear from that article what they’re planning. However, at its most basic, it could amount to simply providing the short-haul connections by handing people a train ticket and coordinating the baggage and other transfer logistics.

Based on that theory, it’s a great idea. Because the TGV station at Charles de Gaulle is so well integrated into the larger TGV network, it removes the need to move from the convenient city-center train station to the out-of-town airport: one section of the trip does that for you.

Real inter modal transport at work.

]]> By: Keith Jones http://trains4america.wordpress.com/2008/07/06/air-france-considering-entering-hsr-business/#comment-3189 Keith Jones Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:52:18 +0000 http://trains4america.wordpress.com/?p=469#comment-3189 Several years ago Veolia bought a large US transit management firm, ATC. It manages a lot of public transit systems including a few rail properties. Who knows, maybe Veolia can talk to American, Southwest, Delta and start a rational intercity train plan here in the US! Several years ago Veolia bought a large US transit management firm, ATC. It manages a lot of public transit systems including a few rail properties. Who knows, maybe Veolia can talk to American, Southwest, Delta and start a rational intercity train plan here in the US!

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