6 ms·
There were a techy startup or two making overnight sleeper-bus service between LA and SF over the last few years. Apparently the ride quality was rough, but the
by Miserlou57 7y ago
There were a techy startup or two making overnight sleeper-bus service between LA and SF over the last few years. Apparently the ride quality was rough, but they had a solid business model. How Amtrak hasn’t seen this opportunity of a far more comfortable, spacious travelling hotel (ie 9pm to 8am) between the two cities (and similar routes) is mind-boggling to me.
- adammunich 7y agoYeah I'd pay for that in a hot minute.
- dhash 7y agohttps://www.ridecabin.com/# https://www.ridecabin.com/#!
- xxpor 7y agoThey don't own the train lines. Their schedule is at the whim of (guessing on that route) BSNF
- Miserlou57 7y agoI know this to be true; it just surprises me Amtrak, as large as it is, doesn’t have more leverage / bargaining power here. I understand tying up a line can be an issue and the rail network is a relatively complex thing, but if it enables a service to make money and BNSF makes a cut, I’d think it would be viable. I don’t think freight lines are exactly at capacity (generalizing here), nor are they gushing with cash these days either. IIRC Union Pacific just laid off 7000 jobs.