US Passenger Rail
Discussions center on the limitations and viability of intercity passenger trains like Amtrak in the US, highlighting the Northeast Corridor's success amid challenges from geography, freight priority, and sparse population density elsewhere.
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Not if it's going through remote, unpopulated areas (like the California Zephyr).
The US often has cities spaced too far apart to make trains effective. The one exception is the Northeast corridor, which consequently does have a passenger rail line.
No trains? Inter-city trips is where they shine.
A slow train ride away its not like you have TGV lines connecting major hubs in the USA
Taking trains between any of Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Newark, NYC, and Boston is not really comparable to doing so in the rest of the country, (because those are on the Acela Express line which, while not as nice as high-speed rail in Europe or Asia, is a reasonably acceptable substitute).
Not that simple. Take Amtrak Northeast Regional. Service from NYC to Washington D.C is a very busy business travel route that goes down the densest population corridor in the country, but it still crosses areas (especially in northeast Maryland) that could be properly described as rural farmland.
Trains go to many less places than highways do at this point.
Well american trains don't go anywhere anyone wants to go to in a reasonable amount of time.
Don't you have commuter trains?
Sounds like Amtrak, lower priority than freight and using ancient tracks.