And Acela is the useful Amtrak train. Outside the NE corridor, Amtrak is often many hours late. It's really only used by people afraid of flying, railfans (like

And Acela is the useful Amtrak train. Outside the NE corridor, Amtrak is often many hours late. It's really only used by people afraid of flying, railfans (like me), and Amish people. That's just not a big enough customer base to support a train service. Their service has degraded so much in the last 10 years that even I am considering never riding Amtrak again outside the NE corridor; it's just not fun any more.