And Amtrak is often more expensive than car travel. I posted this last time it came up a few days ago but it bares repeating here; >I wish the train was more e

And Amtrak is often more expensive than car travel. I posted this last time it came up a few days ago but it bares repeating here; >I wish the train was more economical then I could take the train more but it is not economical (on the west coast of the US). I live approx half way between Seattle WA and Portland OR and there is a train station within walking distance of my home. Every time I have checked the price of a Amtrak ticket to either city it was significantly cheaper to drive and pay for parking then to buy a single train ticket.