This story was written with a much more positive tone than I believe the facts warranted. Such sleeping and toilet arrangements are closer to prison arrangement

This story was written with a much more positive tone than I believe the facts warranted. Such sleeping and toilet arrangements are closer to prison arrangements than anything a reasonable person would expect, and the delays were lesser than what I've experienced. I thought I was the type of person who would ride a train. I wanted to get from Denton, Texas to Temple, Texas. This was simple. The booking website is exactly as bad as mentioned. I finally got one that promised me a four hour trip with a short bus ride on each end. Alright, cool, that's fine. So I schedule to arrive about thirty minutes prior, except the train is delayed two hours. That's half the ride again, on a delay! This causes me to miss my connection, and the next train wasn't scheduled until tomorrow. I cannot imagine anyone trying to use Amtrak for actual travel, when reliability and timeliness matters.