Quote:
Originally Posted by drummer
When I was working in Austin, I went down to SA once or twice per month for work. I would've loved to take the train downtown to downtown. I know that's not true for everyone, but I think the real advantage is the shorter trips...
Georgetown --> Round Rock
South Austin --> Round Rock
Georgetown --> Downtown Austin
San Marcos --> Downtown Austin
San Marcos --> San Antonio
New Braunfels --> San Antonio
San Antonio --> Downtown Austin
...etc.
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Right, what's most useful is
GT/RR <-> Austin <-> San Marcos
and
SA <-> NB
But once/if you build those two, building SM <-> NB is basically a no-brainer. It's essentially "free"*, and enables Austin to SA and all other combinations thereof.
*The whole idea _was_ predicated on using the UP line. Which meant the rail bypass. It wasn't going to bypass Austin, come back south of SM, then bypass NB separately. So once SA-NB is bypassed anyway, it would have been available for passenger service.