When I wanted to take my dad to Chicago for his birthday, we ruled out flying because of the cost and risk of weather disruption and driving because of the distance and annoyance of having the car once in Chicago. Instead, we embarked on an elaborate trip by bus, carpool, and train. Why? Because Amtrak service in the Midwest is severely lacking, especially in Ohio. But hopefully, that will drastically change in the next few years thanks to the Amtrak Connects Us plan, which would add significantly more and better service in Ohio and many other communities across the nation. Learn more about the Amtrak Connects Us plan: https://www.amtrakconnectsus.com Join the Rail Passenger Association to advocate for better rail service: https://railpassengers.org
In a new video on Urbanists.Video, the Heartland Urbanist explores the unique challenges train travellers face when trying to travel interstate using Amtrak.
@No_One@ajsadauskas@lemmy.ml@heartlandurbanist@video You can’t even call Amtrak a third-world railway system, because there are quite literally a number of developing countries that have better trains than Amtrak.
It’s a system the Bulgarians would be ashamed of.
And Australia is not much better. Especially V/Line in Victoria.
@No_One @ajsadauskas@lemmy.ml @heartlandurbanist @video You can’t even call Amtrak a third-world railway system, because there are quite literally a number of developing countries that have better trains than Amtrak.
It’s a system the Bulgarians would be ashamed of.
And Australia is not much better. Especially V/Line in Victoria.
#vicpol #nswpol #train #trains #railways #Amtrak