I'm retired and a single traveler. I'm not in a hurry to get anywhere, and that's an attitude one must embrace when riding Amtrak long haul. I have ridden mainly for the experience of the conveyance, and always book a roomette. For me, 50% of the experience has been meeting folks of all ages...
Imagine landing one of these beasts at a provincial airport with poor weather and even poorer communications, and then imagine being decimated by another one of these brutes flown by an irritated pilot who has run out of patience. And there you have it... the world's worst aviation disaster.
About 1710 hrs yesterday, the #3 SWC hit a boulder that had lodged on the tracks, fragmenting it. We were first made aware of the incident by the implementation of an emergency stop. I'm not aware of how fast we were traveling; this occurred some miles south of Albuquerque. The cars were...
BTW, that line in the trailer "I don't want to get off the train." How I feel every time I take one of the long haul routes. People I meet from around the world and their stories are memorable.
Legendary filmmaker Albert Maysles died 3 days after making the final cut. Here's a link to some fairly recent discussion on the film. It was screened st Tribeca in 2015. http://www.npr.org/2017/06/27/534572593/documentary-giant-albert-maysles-last-film-in-transit-is-still-in-limbo