“When you figure the cost of the train plus meals that they have a monopoly on and a price to match. I believe you can buy a round trip flight for the cost of a one way train trip.”
Plus, the price of your train ticket doesn’t include the taxpayer subsidy of the service.
I don’t recall prices. but a couple of years back I wanted to go across to California on the train and fly back. When I saw the cost of a compartment to sleep in and food and the price of the ticket, I soon changed my mind.