Amtrak might not be world class but when you account for not having to arrive hours early and that it goes from city center to city center, it already beats flying for me (even though I live only 20 minutes from super convenient BWI). With a toddler in tow, I'll take the Amtrak to NYC or Boston rather than drive anyday!
You know what would really help get Amtrak trains back on schedule? Enforcing the existing but widely-ignored rule that freight must yield to passenger. Instead, Amtrak trains frequently wait on sidings or are stuck behind slow moving freight for hours or days.
Amtrak might not be world class but when you account for not having to arrive hours early and that it goes from city center to city center, it already beats flying for me (even though I live only 20 minutes from super convenient BWI). With a toddler in tow, I'll take the Amtrak to NYC or Boston rather than drive anyday!
The fish story reminds me of when NASA dosed spiders with drugs to see what would happen to their web-making abilities. The evidence is here: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/webs-spun-by-lsd-tripping-spiders/
Actually LOL’d at the story on the fish.
Would like to take the Crescent this summer, but the HR Professionals(TM) are taking forever to approve my leave…
You know what would really help get Amtrak trains back on schedule? Enforcing the existing but widely-ignored rule that freight must yield to passenger. Instead, Amtrak trains frequently wait on sidings or are stuck behind slow moving freight for hours or days.
Trains are so much better than airplanes in so many ways. I wish they were more accessible