Oh yeah, but coach on the train is better than high class on the plane.
Thats the point. And take it from tall person with medical issues. Much better seating for hours on end along with moving around.
Amtrak will start the NY-Singapore Express runs just as soon as they finish laying the track for the San Francisco-Honolulu portion of the trip... oh, yeah, and the Honolulu-Guam-Singapore tracks.
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