Posted by JDseller on August 19, 2012 at 13:43:54 from (208.126.196.144):
I saw the earlier post about the train hitting some cattle. It got me to thinking about how many people actually ride trains any more???
When the kids where younger my first wife and I traveled to Philadelphia on Amtrak. I think 1979 or 1980. We rented a car and did the tourist thing there and then drove down to DC. We spend a few day there and then flew home.
The train ride was nice the first few hours. Then the luster was off. That train stopped every little while because of the freight trains. They would be either in front going slower or meeting a west bound one. Truthfully it was a miserable 2 1/2 day trip. Having the kids along made it worse.
The air flight was much better back. Although the plane ride today would suck with the TSA issues.
The real kick in the pants was the cost. The train ride out was just as high as the flight home. We started out in the Quad Cities and came back to there.
So how many of you actually rode a train in the last few years???? If you did how did you like it and how was the cost??
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