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There is no Amtrak route between Dallas and Houston. I wish there was, as I would've taken it on several occasions (even if it were slow), but there isn't.
by _delirium 9y ago
There is no Amtrak route between Dallas and Houston. I wish there was, as I would've taken it on several occasions (even if it were slow), but there isn't.
- wutbrodo 9y agoFWIW, I've been doing LA <--> SF many times a year for over a decade and I haven't taken Amtrak _once_. Every time I've checked, it's been a 12+ hour trip due to a long stop in Santa Barbara. It's not functionally an option to travel between LA and SF when you can pay pretty much the same amt and fly in a quarter of the time door to door.
- _delirium 9y agoYeah, SF-LA is slow, though that's also a lot longer route to begin with. LA-SF via the coast (which is what Amtrak does) is 420 miles, and goes through some mountainous terrain with a lot of curves. Houston-Dallas is only 240 miles and flat. There used to be train service on the route that took about 6 hours, but it was discontinued in the 1970s. One place in California where I do find Amtrak convenient is San Diego to LA. It's a 3-hour trip by train, which is roughly what it takes to drive on average, and a lot less frustrating (driving can take anywhere from 2 to 5 hours depending on traffic).