Posted on 04/29/2025 10:04:38 AM PDT by Morgana
“And I won’t until people go back to being passengers instead of cargo.”
I don’t see that happening in our lifetime.
I admit Amtrak is not perfect but I felt like a passenger and not luggage in the boxcar on that train. I had a wonderful time.
We seriously considered taking part of a vacation via Amtrak. Then I read reviews. The majority opinion was that it’s a make-work program for blacks, and horribly unreliable re schedules. White passengers were treated like s**t, and deference was given to minorities.
That said, I would LOVE to travel via train vs air. It would be nice for more routes to be added, and to have excellent management.
Train travel has local competition in a lot of states. I rode the Metrolink in Los Angeles county. That was fun and not a bad experience. I was shocked that it did not cost very much either.
AMTRAK isn’t competition.
It’s Deep State putting it’s finger on the scale.
Folks really oughta check out what’s to be had elsewhere.
Making America great again should include offering our consumers the best private sector train travel to be had on the planet.
Don’t believe the reviews. I just came back from a trip out west on Amtrak and it was wonderful. PM me and ask me anything.
If it’s a good idea, it doesn’t need federal funds. If it’s a bad idea, it should be ignored until somebody can turn it into a good idea.
Thanks! I definitely will do that if we consider a train trip again.
Bolwash to NYC to Boston corridor makes money and people use it for commuting at a traffic level the roads could never support. Been there done that ,lived it ,loved it. You can get from Penn station to Atlantic City in a couple hours gamble eat party and be home by morning rush hour for classes or work.
Florida has high speed rail Bright Line and it’s private making money th36 are extending to Tampa soon. Same group is building LA to Vegas that will rock as well. Lived in L.A. & San Diego Area and Vegas over the years and different wives Socal definitely needs an alternative to I15 what a bloody nightmare that road is.
I hope I live long enough to see Brightline stopping at the Lakeland Amtrak station near me.
The only problem with Brightline ORL-MIAMI has been the number of crashes with autos on the tracks, all of which have been the fault of the autos.
Oh the great days of train travel on Santa Fe system Amtrak is more like a cattle car with seats.
People in Denver, Portland, and everywhere in between, should be free to invest as much of their own money as they want in railroad passenger service.
Chicago to Seattle? Isn’t that covered by The Empire Builder (different route)? My late wife and I took the EB once to visit her brother and his family in Minot ND. I have always enjoyed rail travel both in Europe (my old company built the TGV) and the US. A big plus for me is the ability to get up and walk around rather than being tied into my seat.
We have some local owned bus companies that are clean, comfortable and gems
Better than any Amtrak that they are
Absolutely right. We rented roomettes on the long distance western trains and loved it, watching the back country go by in winter and summer. I hope we can do it again soon on the newest route, the Floridian, Miami to Chicago.
You got the roomettes. I went to California and back by coach on the USA Rail Pass. I’d do it again tomorrow.
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