• mkwt@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    That oughta be pretty hilarious for anywhere that’s not on the northeast corridor.

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      2 months ago

      Yeah, sometimes when planning a trip I looked up trains just for fun - always a lot more expensive and also much slower than flying for any significant distance. And if it’s close enough that a train would be better than flying then it’s cheaper to just make it a road trip.

      The only case I’ve seen trains make sense where I am is light rail for commuting and other public transit.

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      2 months ago

      This could be really useful for someone who doesn’t even realize that there are trains some places, but I think in cases where the train is so much better than flying they should put it at the top:

      Chicago to Milwaukee

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        2 months ago

        Google is trying to look green, but they don’t want to canibalize those sweet commissions from selling plane tickets.

  • reddig33@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Last time I tried to take an Amtrak train, it was over four hours late. I gave up and drove to my destination.