• atro_city@fedia.io
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    7 months ago

    If that’s a night train, fuck the flight. I’d rather sleep on the train and wake up in a new city for 40$ than drive to the airport for an hour, wait on the plain for 1-2 hours, wait 30 minutes for take off, and then get an uber or something to the city center for another 20$. With a train you show up, sit down, and arrive in the center of the city where I want to be.

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      7 months ago

      I’ve slept on an Amtrak train before. It wasn’t great, you’re in a seat the whole way and a lot depends on who you’re seated next to, unless you spring for a bed, which substantially increases the cost.

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      7 months ago

      i can see it being ok for overnight, actually. like, i’m not against the idea, it’s just that it services a narrower range of travel needs due to its long duration.

      i’m from NYC, so i’m perfectly happy with train travel, but 7 hours is a long-ass trip.

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        7 months ago

        It may serve a narrower range of travel needs, but it’s worth noting that the reason that Amtrak added the Borealis train on the Twin Cities-to-Chicago route is the existing high customer demand for that segment on the Empire Builder train.

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          7 months ago

          Look, I know im being critical, but I’m sure it will still have high ridership. If I still lived in Minneapolis, I’m sure I would probably take it.

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      7 months ago

      I “slept” on auto train between fla and va. It was not good. The tracks are not straight and the train swings side to side a lot. Couldn’t sleep too well at all. It took a long time to wait for all the procedural stuff like unloading the cars. Basically ate up two days instead of driving for one day.