Comment by bilbo0s
2 days ago
The only halfway competent rail in the US is that northeast corridor in New England. Everything else is crap. And even that northeast corridor is only halfway competent. That people are raving about any of the rail in the US only betrays a lack of use of many foreign rail services. Particularly those in Asia.
It’s sad, because I believe we have the ability to outdo everyone, but we can’t get it done.
How about the Auto Train? That one seems halfway competent too
Auto Train is a great train within the constraints of the existing system (turns a passenger train into a car hauling freight and that’s so valuable people take the trade-offs).
It could be so much better if we had better rail.
Kind of a bummer comment. At least we're trying. Not quite the same but light rail in Seattle has been enormously successful.