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[-] Maoo@hexbear.net 26 points 10 months ago

Amtrak is bad because it shares rail with freight so it's slow as shit, has to wait for other non-passenger rail to pass, and has to operate on rail intended for maximum speeds of the 1800s. It takes 3-4 days to get halfway across the country. This is before we consider how few places it connects.

It is also, somehow, expensive. More expensive than flying. Sometimes 2-3X as much.

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