Amtrak on the east coast is decent, it’s offensively bad on the west coast and most places in the middle of the country.
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ch00f@lemmy.world 1 week ago
As someone who boycotted the TSA for like 5 years and only took Amtrak, the tickets are not always cheaper. I mean sure, you can get across the country for like $100.
Even when I was doing Boston-Baltimore on the Acela, it was routinely slightly cheaper to fly.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 1 week ago
Amtrak is not cheaper, but trains in other countries are. Because Amtrak, specifically, sucks.
halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 1 week ago
AmTrak is designed to suck. Freight lines own most of the rails, and while they are required to give priority to passenger trains, they avoid this in several ways. Like having the freight trains too long to fit on side rails so the passenger trains are required to stop instead to make way.
ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Flying is way cheaper in Europe. Partially because trains are taxed much higher than flying.
iknowitwheniseeit@lemmynsfw.com 1 week ago
Not always. Flying from Amsterdam to London is cheaper and faster than taking the train. The train is usually sold out because people still prefer it, but…