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[QUOTE]Originally posted by polarbearucla: [QB] I think i brought this up a while ago; but I really think its time that Amtrak cuts out the long distance routes. I think what has become clear through the John Kerry thread is that long distnace routes make little sense in terms of money and time. Amtrak may or may not cost more than a flight but will surely take a lot longer, and as someone pointed out delays are measured in hours not minutes. Thus if Amtrak's long distance routes don't serve business they must serve the leisure crowd - ie perosnal trips where travel time is not a major factor. While I totally agree that travel by train is a great vacation within itself, I'm not sure that it should be on the Federal government's tab. I dont see the federal government running AmCruise or any other luxury cruise ship. I know the analogy might sound far fetched, but think about it. Both Amtrak (long distance routes) and a cruise ship really are not means of business travel due to their slow speed; and thus both are mainly forms of leisure. However; I dont think very many people would argue that the goverment should sponsor cruises. Yet, it would be unwise to say that people dont travel amtrak for other reasons; such as health or fear of flying. However, there are always good ol' GreyHound and best of all a nice road trip down an interstate. The basic idea is that a car provides greater speed than amtrak; while greyhound provides greater savings than amtrak. Thus the way I see it - one of these two options should fit the needs of 99% of amtrak long distance travelers. However, it is quite obvious that neither of these options (exspecially the bus) equals the leisure and luxury of an Amtrak trip. However, I state once again that the government has no obligation to make your travel overly relaxing. And if you really want to relax on a train- then take the American Orient express. Now that being said - Amtrak serves many purposes in the NE US and down here in So. Cal - the service is fine and is *almost* as quick as car a way less stressful. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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