3 ms·
If your train had not broken down, you might have enjoyed the trip?
by _ph_ 9y ago
If your train had not broken down, you might have enjoyed the trip?
- JadeNB 9y ago> If your train had not broken down, you might have enjoyed the trip? This is a somewhat meaningless hypothetical with Amtrak, though. I love to travel Amtrak, but it is pointless to speculate about what it would be like if your long trip arrived on time, because it won't. It might not break down—I've only once (as far as I know) been on a train that experienced significant mechanical issues—but it will be delayed by freight. 48 hours late is extreme (though not at all unprecedented), but 5–9 hours late for a 24-hour trip is just what to expect, at least in my experience.
- spc476 9y agoConcur. On my one round trip with Amtrack [1] the train back was a few hours late. As my friend (who I traveled back with and is a train aficionado) said: "At best, a train is on time." [1] http://boston.conman.org/2015/08/05.1 http://boston.conman.org/2015/08/05.1