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What I learned from taking a train across the US

Video producer Dean Peterson makes a 72-hour journey on Amtrak from LA to NYC to show its current state of operation. From getting kicked in the head by his sleeping seat mate to taking in sweeping views of the desert at sunset, Dean shows the highs and lows of being stuck on Amtrak for days on end.

#US #Trains #ILikeTrains

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=von_IMi97-w

What I learned from taking a train across the US

Here’s how US train travel went from excellent to mediocre.Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO If you’...

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Jul 20, 2023 at 11:14amWeb
Show threadombraJul 20, 2023

@stux nice vid - I fully agree (took #Amtrak in '22 from NY to Seattle)

It's so sad to see some temples of #railway so empty and I hope they will be crowded sooner then later.

Show threadMinisterofimpedimentsJul 20, 2023
@stux I’ve taken it from DC to Flagstaff (and elsewhere)and I can say a few things. It’s semi-scenic…trains don’t always run through the best parts of the US. They use freight tracks.
Some railroads take vastly better care of their tracks than others. You can tell.
Rail crews have amazing engineers…because they break down in amazing places.
Finally. Lots of people in the Midwest think they can beat the train to the crossing. Most are wrong. Hit some fool on every trip.
Show threadBrodyrocksJul 20, 2023
@stux Transit for all should be the Democrat mantra.
Show threadJonJul 21, 2023
@stux I took Amtrak from San Francisco <-> Los Angeles once to check it out. Significantly slower than driving, but also significantly less stress, and the seats were pretty comfortable (much more so by comparison to an airplane). Still, by comparison to European HSR - much less the sci-fi experience in Korea or Taiwan - it was pretty sad. On the flip side, the non-HSR train from Budapest to Vienna was grim.