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craftsman
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I'm making a list of places I would like to go for vacation.
Then I select only those destinations which have good rail service & connections.
By that, I mean destinations you can get to via AMTRAK,
with one or two timely connections - timely meaning same-day connections, not overnight in an expensive city, or 6 - 8 hours in an empty rail station in a bad part of town in the middle of the night.
Even the best (from my home to Richmond, VA) takes 14 hours, requires me to spend a night sleeping in a seat, and costs $220.
Same trip in a car is an easy 7 hour drive, and uses $60 worth of gas.
If I didn't already own a car, and couldn't rent one, maybe I'd take the train (but more likely fly).
Unless they actually let you drive the train, why would anyone want to go through that hassle and expense?
Then I select only those destinations which have good rail service & connections.
By that, I mean destinations you can get to via AMTRAK,
with one or two timely connections - timely meaning same-day connections, not overnight in an expensive city, or 6 - 8 hours in an empty rail station in a bad part of town in the middle of the night.
Even the best (from my home to Richmond, VA) takes 14 hours, requires me to spend a night sleeping in a seat, and costs $220.
Same trip in a car is an easy 7 hour drive, and uses $60 worth of gas.
If I didn't already own a car, and couldn't rent one, maybe I'd take the train (but more likely fly).
Unless they actually let you drive the train, why would anyone want to go through that hassle and expense?