I don’t care what they say about Amtrak, I like it. We went from Los Angeles to Flagstaff and it was great! We had one of those mini sleepers.
I don’t care what they say about Amtrak, I like it. We went from Los Angeles to Flagstaff and it was great! We had one of those mini sleepers.
Thank-you very much, Saundra, for the courage to defy the naysayers!
IMHO, there is nothing inherently "liberal" or "conservative" about passenger rail travel.
Yet current business interests view passenger rail as a threat and are franticly attempting to obstruct the investment that is necessary to make passenger rail a more attractive and competitive alternative in the 21st Century.
In the long run, I too would like to see Amtrak become profitable and self sustaining. But we have to make the investment in upgraded infrastructure to allow increased performance and ridership to occur before that can happen.
I rode from the West Coast to the Midwest and back three weeks ago, on the train. Had a sleeper. Loved it. Went to sleep with the sunset and woke up to see the sun come up the next morning. It was more pleasant than flying or driving. Good food, too. So much of life seems to be hurried...this is a step in a better direction.
You are so correct Sandy. That is a really nice trip.
Have you traveled on the coast? Beautiful.