On 2/27/08, Cedric Chang wrote: > > On 2/26/08, James Newton wrote: > > > I like trains. > > On Feb 27, 2008, at 12:14 PM, M. Adam Davis wrote: > > You should be more specific - the last train journey I took (Ohio to > > new york) was a miserable, miserable experience. > > Because ? It was a night time ride, which may have made it worse. * The train was over two hours late for departure (nothing interesting to do near or at the station) * There were two people talking very loudly on their cell phones and to each other for about 3 hours during the night who ignored the impotent conductor's pleas to stop * It was exceedingly slow - lots of 30mph sections of track * Several hour or longer stops on side tracks while 'priority' trains (such as coal and cargo trains) moved in the other direction * Several other minor issues Suffice to say that while I was looking seriously at taking a train vacation across the country prior to this trip, I think I'm going to skip it. Of course I doubt all, or even most, trips have these problems, but it did leave an impression. I guess the biggest problem for trying again is that everyone I've talked to about it decries Amtrak for many of these reasons. Sounds like James has had a different experience, and I'd certainly like to hear better stories and perhaps experience the joy James finds in it. -Adam -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist