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Re:Driving Is Going Out of Style by quesera on Thursday December 05, 2013 @11:12PM (#6859356)
We don't, really.

But when we do:

  - There is no TSA gauntlet to run at Amtrak
  - Trains do a decent job of serving nearby cities,
    e.g. Boston-NYC-Philadelphia-DC and similar-distance commuter type traffic
  - (most importantly) Train depots are in the center of cities, airports
    generally 20-30min away
I think passenger traffic is run at a huge loss, which is only partially offset by freight income.
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Re:Driving Is Going Out of Style by colanderman on Thursday December 05, 2013 @11:43PM (#6859442)
Trains (Amtrak at least) are also much more comfortable than airplanes. Larger seats, more legroom, free WiFi, dining car, quiet car.
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Re:Driving Is Going Out of Style by visakanv on Thursday December 05, 2013 @11:13PM (#6859359)
Interesting, thanks for sharing. Will make it a point to take a train ride if and when I ever visit the US.
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