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Jealous. There were great “interurban” lines (sort of like light rail of today) all up and down the US East Coast and beyond. At one point you could ride these
by op00to 3y ago
Jealous. There were great “interurban” lines (sort of like light rail of today) all up and down the US East Coast and beyond. At one point you could ride these little local trains on a journey from Philadelphia to New York! Talk about a connected metropolis!
- thriftwy 3y agoAt one point (for quite long actually) you could ride local trains to go from St. Petersburg to Vladivostok. It would take a month, though.
- hairy_callous 3y agoYou can still easily do this to get from Philly to NYC. Septa to Trenton, get off and switch to NJT to Penn Station. Runs hourly and costs ~$1. It does take a bit longer than Amtrak, though + Amtrak can be purchased for ~$20 if you time it right
- euroderf 3y agoIt seems like interurbans were a prime source of mobility for the days after horses but before cars (and buses) came to rule the roads.