If I can't afford it then I can't take the train. That's the reality. The cost per mile exceeds that of the operating costs of my Honda Civic. Because I need the car for work and school anyway, I cannot get rid of the car so I must disregard fixed costs. If we had a proper bus system with local...
Assuming Amtrak is a business.
Transportation is hardly a competitive business environment. Either until all subsidies end or rail is put on a level playing field with roads, it won't happen.
I was going to go to LA the other day. Take Metrolink there, Pacific Surfliner back at night. Decided not to because a one-way trip between Anaheim and LA is $14. Just didn't go.
It's getting to the point where even if I take the train, I'm afraid of taking a bag because I don't want it to be...
Good luck taking Metrolink in the middle of the day, at night, or during the reverse commute most of the time.
Invest in more public transportation. Add more cars. Double track the right of way. Rail is a public good. Riders pay more while more and more general funding is shifted to prop up the...
These were the Dodger trains and they were not printed in regular schedules and it's no surprise they were canceled based on what's been happening with the team.
The SB trains continue because there is almost hourly service all day and the late night trains are actually printed in the schedule.