Re:Attach your private rail car to an Amtrak train
by czinck on Friday November 04, 2022 @12:34PM
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> the only operator on its own tracks
Amtrak only owns ~630 miles of tracks out of the 21,000 it uses, and basically all of that 630 is in the North East. This is definitely Amtrak's best area, although that's partially because of the amount of people going between Boston/NYC/Philadelphia/DC; the rest of the US doesn't have as many big cities that close together.
> multi-state 1000km trip
If you get on I-5 North in Los Angeles and start driving, 1000km later you'll still be in California.
Amtrak only owns ~630 miles of tracks out of the 21,000 it uses, and basically all of that 630 is in the North East. This is definitely Amtrak's best area, although that's partially because of the amount of people going between Boston/NYC/Philadelphia/DC; the rest of the US doesn't have as many big cities that close together.
> multi-state 1000km trip
If you get on I-5 North in Los Angeles and start driving, 1000km later you'll still be in California.