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> Not if you are a regular traveler The regular travelers have voted in numbers for Amtrak between DC and NYC over air travel, preferring it for the last decad
by cowsandmilk 7y ago
> Not if you are a regular traveler
The regular travelers have voted in numbers for Amtrak between DC and NYC over air travel, preferring it for the last decade[0]. They have been growing the number of trips and have even been able to go further up market with the new Acela nonstop this year. The truth is, passengers are voting with their dollars for the train between NYC and DC.
[0] https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2014/11/why-more-northeast-us-travelers-take-the-train-than-a-plane-in-2-charts/383158/ https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2014/11/why-more-nort...
- throwaway0xb 7y agoNYC and DC don't really project to other metros. Travel to and from Penn Station vs the airports is a non-trivial consideration to passengers. It is expensive or time consuming or a PITA to travel to JFK/LGA/EWR on public transit with a bag. I lived in Brooklyn and made the NYC/DC commute 15 or so times a year for many years and that was a significant issue for me, it just wasn't cost or time effective to fly in _NYC_. I now live in Maine and wouldn't consider for a second taking the train to NYC. I'll fly out of PWM or, if I want flexibility, drive there. There is a non-stop bus that I'd prefer, too.
- bobthepanda 7y agoIt helps that due to a mix of incompetence and lack of support from the governor‘s office that there is no direct train link through Boston that a train from Maine might use to get to NYC.