[gnickgnack2]

“Scenery: It’s A-plus. The windows are wide, offering us breathtaking views of the mountains. We saw mule deer, bald eagles and a moose on our journey.”

This is an amazing statement, last time I was on the Empire Builder, it went through the mountains at night and across North Dakota during the day. Nice planning there.

But yes, it was an otherwise nice 2 1/2 day ride to the west coast.

Beyond that, I don’t see anywhere in the article which suggests, as the headline misleads, that rail travel is “making a comeback”!

[Thurston_Howell_III]

Agreed. My car has windows, and I can stop whenever I want. Try that on the train.

[RightOnline]

For the heck of it, I just did a quick cost comparison for a possible upcoming trip: AMTRAK, round trip, was 3 times the cost of flying.

No thanks.

[Vigilanteman]

Having been raised in North Dakota and traveled most of the state, I can tell you that some parts of the state are breathtakingly beautiful, particularly at certain times of the year. The long Amtrak stretch between Grand Forks and Havre, Montana on the Empire Builder is definitely not one of them.

For some weird reason, this is the part you see during the daylight hours.