ABDLTA t1_j3uvjbx wrote on January 11, 2023 at 5:29 AM

Reply to comment by cleverdawny in Passengers stuck on Amtrak Auto Train after freight derailment causes 'significant delays' by FlashingSlowApproach

Honestly didn't know they were still in business

cleverdawny t1_j3uvx5p wrote on January 11, 2023 at 5:32 AM

It's important for rural areas, but yeah, Amtrak long distance trains have a major charm. I took the Empire Builder from Seattle to Chicago and back. Worth it.

yblame t1_j3uxdj5 wrote on January 11, 2023 at 5:46 AM

Barely. Cross country train travel is a novelty in this country these days. Freight rules the rails, and passengers are an afterthought.

Those songs "City of New Orleans" and "The Gambler" or "Folsom Prison" romanticize things that are no more. Don't even get me started on the ass fucking the railroad unions got recently. Rail travel is dead in this country,.

Cicero912 t1_j3vln81 wrote on January 11, 2023 at 10:54 AM

Rail travel is very much alive in the northeast corridor