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> This is still very much a thing: https://www.amtrak.com/auto-train https://www.amtrak.com/auto-train I used to commute from Bay area and Colorado on the Amt
by Melting_Harps 4y ago
> This is still very much a thing: https://www.amtrak.com/auto-train https://www.amtrak.com/auto-train
I used to commute from Bay area and Colorado on the Amtrak to visit family back in SoCal, it has it's charm: I had thought about doing a cooking tour show with a private couch/kitchen model highlighting local produce and cuisine all over the US.
but to be honest, after the 2nd time it was incredibly loathsome experience: it takes way longer than is worth if you value your time and it's incredibly prone to delays that might make your transfers not be there. I got stuck in New Mexico with 20 other people because of some issue with the bus we needed to take to get to the next train and we sat in a run-down town in Raton for 11 hours waiting for someone from Amtrak to sort out our itinerary. Suffice it to say, I'll take Frontier's cramped flight any day unless I seriously have nothing else going on for a few weeks and can enjoy the leisurely pace than trains were meant to be enjoyed as.