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I think we should throw this person onto an Amtrak train and let them experience that... Joy

I adore the NE regional. It is also, maybe, Amtrak's only functional route. It also costs as much, and often more, than flying.

St. Louis to Chicago is an awesome route. I can leave multiple times during the day and it seems to have good ridership. The price is decent too. I wish there were more lines that connected Midwest cities laterally

I used to ride between D.C. and Springfield in college, which at the time was relatively affordable and not much slower than flying (in part because the nearest airport was an hour away by bus). But that’s about the only place it was feasible.

I remember being 5 years old, hot and tired and thirsty while my mom was crying on the train platform in Florida. The train was hours late. No food in the terminal and the water fountain was broken. My sister was only 2 years old. No cell phones. The train finally came...4 hrs late.

seriously. I used the train for 3 years to and from school for breaks. it was cheaper than airfare or maintaining a car, but the absolute dead last priority meant it was ALWAYS slow and late. at some point 7 hours minimum from Eugene to Tacoma is just not worth it when the drive is 4.5-5 hours

We desperately need a few high speed rail lines to connect major cities/regions, but there's just too much empty space to build out cross country passenger rail. cities would be better served by investing in local rail/subway/ bus and then easy hub access to high speed rail and airports

I am sorry about that. I also was not trying to be mean and bring up bad memories. Apologies! I had some horrible experiences with trains as well, but compared to a long bus or car drives - maybe not the same level of bad.

👋AMTRAK👋

Yeah we always flew or drove after that for some reason.