Comment on Why is us rail travel so expensive?
Tuuktuuk@nord.pub 1 month ago
Because D.C. wants it that way.
Except for Amtrak that serves Union Station and Congress.
Except for Amtrak that serves… Everything. There is no passenger tail service in the U.S. other than Amtrak.
I assume they meant that the service for DC specifically is better than elsewhere on account of it being local to congress.
Unless you are being oddly specific with your definition of passenger rail, there absolutely is. Brightline for instance.
Brightline is commuter rail. We have a bunch of little trains connecting to close cities. What we don’t have more than one of is passenger rail, where you can hop on a train in Seattle and get off in New York.
TwilitSky@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Except for Amtrak that serves Union Station and Congress.
MnemonicBump@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
Except for Amtrak that serves… Everything. There is no passenger tail service in the U.S. other than Amtrak.
Armok_the_bunny@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I assume they meant that the service for DC specifically is better than elsewhere on account of it being local to congress.
atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Unless you are being oddly specific with your definition of passenger rail, there absolutely is.
Brightline for instance.
MnemonicBump@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
Brightline is commuter rail. We have a bunch of little trains connecting to close cities. What we don’t have more than one of is passenger rail, where you can hop on a train in Seattle and get off in New York.