Via rail

[headhorse]

^ until the 90's the airports were owned by the fed government. when they were transferred, it was costing taxpayer's over $100 million/yr in expenses to operate airports. we have been paying those costs since most airports were incorporated. it would be very easy for HSR and inter city rail travel to be viable with a similar government investment over a similar number of years.

not to mention the tax breaks for companys like boeing, and as mentioned, the massive amounts that fuel is subsidized (rail would probably be electric, which is another reason the oil lobby doesn't want them)