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That's true...to certain extent.

Buses connecting Bakersfield and Los Angeles often break down causing long delay and connection failures. The service is operated by contractors who are friends with Caltrans officials. Go figure! Some Amtrak trains in California are run by the state's most corrupt agency.

Amtrak under the current management would be too incompetent to make a hot dog, let alone doing something at this magnitude. Beside why would the US want to "link" with Russia?

While I am not sure if it is going to go away, I believe it needs a major overhaul in management and services. The trains are almost always late, the tracks are rough and uneven causing lots of rolling motion, the conductors are unfriendly, egotistical, and rude. Amtrack customer service is...

YES! You've said it well!

Well said!

These people could be either shortsighted, greedy, or being manipulated by special interest groups like freight train companies, people who benefit from status quo, or all of the above. They're the reason why the US is on the decline.

Does anyone know or have a theory on why there's such a strong resistance to the construction of high speed rail system in California? I've heard one of the strong opponents is the freight train companies that own the current tracks on which Amtrak is leasing. It's all greed and low on vision...

Nice trip report. I must say that there's definitely an attitude/cultural problem in Amtrak service in California. Now that I have tasted what train experience is like in California, I'd consider alternatives next time I visit the State.

In my recent visit to California I tried Amtrak train operated by Caltrans. It's not impressive at all. In fact, train travel in the US is worse than in many of third world countries. It's not difficult to see that they design it that way intentionally. It's slow and almost always late! Their...