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In part because America is much larger: NYC to Los Angeles is similar in distance to a trip from London to Baghdad. At that scale, trains are always going to be
by msrpotus 13y ago
In part because America is much larger: NYC to Los Angeles is similar in distance to a trip from London to Baghdad. At that scale, trains are always going to be inconvenient.
Now, that's not to say trains in the US are good, but they are never going to be the best form of transportation for a 3,000 mile trip.
- saalweachter 13y agoI also blame our two-weeks-off-a-year culture. If we had six weeks off, going four days each way in a train to spend two or three weeks somewhere could be a great vacation.