There is no reason to cross the U.S. by train, but I did it anyway
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Re: There is no reason to cross the U.S. by train, but I did it anyway
#2I have traveled New York to Seattle by Amtrak in 2016 and it was one of the greatest experiences of my life. Sleeper class is not cheap in peak season, but its well worth the cost at least once.
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#3> Amtrak food is on a par with the fourth-best airplane meal you could ever imagine.
Well that's charitable...
Re: There is no reason to cross the U.S. by train, but I did it anyway
#4There are many great reasons to take a train across the U.S.
When I was on sabbatical I took life at a slower pace. And riding the train was just an amazing beautiful slow experience. Sometimes we just go through life to fast, and a nice slow train does the body well
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#5If Amtrak would add reliable paid WiFi and upgrade their cars, train would be exceedingly worth it.
The next step would be to repair the tracks, which are shared by freight and passenger, which makes the ride worse.
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#6Note that the author took a sleeper car. In terms of price, this is a bit of a luxury.
As someone who has taken the Lateshore Limited service all the way from Chicago to Boston in just a regular seat, I would strongly advise you NOT to do that. It is just miserable.
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#7> Amtrak food is on a par with the fourth-best airplane meal you could ever imagine. Well that's charitable...
> Amtrak food is on a par with the fourth-best airplane meal you could ever imagine.
What does this even mean? Do you only get a minor case of food poisoning if you eat it?
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#8And then there's the less-luxury option. https://moxie.org/stories/klamath-falls/
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#9When my father was in the RAF in WW2 he crossed the US by train from Florida to Hollywood - his reason simply seemed to be because he could.
Edit: Note that he did this during some leave time he had accumulated.
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#10> Amtrak food is on a par with the fourth-best airplane meal you could ever imagine. Well that's charitable...
> Amtrak food is on a par with the fourth-best airplane meal you could ever imagine. What does this even mean? Do you only get a minor case of food poisoning if you eat it?
It's an artistic way of saying it's unremarkable, or "meh."