02-26-2019, 04:48 PM
Ditto everything mentioned. And as a result, there is very often no efficient path from point A to B. A bit of hyperbole, but we were looking at leisure train travel to the west coast and it was like we had to travel over 2x the distance the crow flies to get there--plus train changes and layovers. I would take half our vacation just to get there. So usually, a train in the US has no real advantage in time, cost or even comfort.