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>What I figured was Amtrak travelers were train enthusiasts or looking for a nostalgic scenic route. I was genuinely surprised at all the comments here from pe
by tmh88j 5y ago
>What I figured was Amtrak travelers were train enthusiasts or looking for a nostalgic scenic route.
I was genuinely surprised at all the comments here from people stating they like Amtrak, but that makes a lot of sense. After a dozen or so trips on trains around Europe I now loathe Amtrak and don't see myself ever taking another ride with them outside of extraordinary circumstances.
- vikingerik 5y agoI think most of the Amtrak likers here are comparing it to the plane travel experience, with all the hellish nonsense associated with that. It wins that comparison, even if it's mediocre for what the modern railway experience could be (not all of which is Amtrak's fault, as they don't own the rails.)
- tmh88j 5y ago>I think most of the Amtrak likers here are comparing it to the plane travel experience, with all the hellish nonsense associated with that. It wins that comparison I disagree, Amtrak is worse in my opinion. It has all the downsides of air travel except for TSA, but takes 2x-3x as long for most trips and cross country turns into days of travel.