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James Turner
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Just a quick note to say that I am fortunate enough to have a job in the UK that gave me a few months off at a time. One of these times, I decided to venture over to the US and have a good look around. Not wanting to drive for miles on end and not wanting to sit in the back of a bus, Amtrak looked the only way to get around this enormous country (I'm from England where a 3 hour drive gets you from one side to the other, so you can guess my initial puzzlement when I found out it took 3 days to complete some routes).
Well what can I say about Amtrak and it's staff!! Brilliant, Fantastic, Amazing, Stunning and, what the hell - Brilliant again
OK, so the trains are not the fastest in the world, some stations have departures at times of the night more suited to an owl and it doesn't get you "everywhere" in the US (Las Vegas anyone..), but I just loved it. In fact, I loved it so much, I went back a further 3 times and have now accumulated a good 6 months "riding them rails". All in all, I can say that I have travelled pretty much most of the network at some point or another and not once was I dissapointed.
I think you guys have a fantastic rail service. There are many times on my way to work in London, where I am stood in an overcrowded and stinking carriage, normally running late, (if at all..) and remember the days of arriving in comfort and style in LA, Washington, Miami, Boston, New York, Whitefish, Montana (fantastic little town) and many others too numerous to mention.
You lucky, lucky things......
Well what can I say about Amtrak and it's staff!! Brilliant, Fantastic, Amazing, Stunning and, what the hell - Brilliant again
OK, so the trains are not the fastest in the world, some stations have departures at times of the night more suited to an owl and it doesn't get you "everywhere" in the US (Las Vegas anyone..), but I just loved it. In fact, I loved it so much, I went back a further 3 times and have now accumulated a good 6 months "riding them rails". All in all, I can say that I have travelled pretty much most of the network at some point or another and not once was I dissapointed.
I think you guys have a fantastic rail service. There are many times on my way to work in London, where I am stood in an overcrowded and stinking carriage, normally running late, (if at all..) and remember the days of arriving in comfort and style in LA, Washington, Miami, Boston, New York, Whitefish, Montana (fantastic little town) and many others too numerous to mention.
You lucky, lucky things......