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   From: one-if-by-land@concord.com   
      
   "Clark F Morris"  wrote in message   
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   > On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:03:19 -0500, "Don"    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >>> much snipped   
   >>   
   >>I rode trains extensively when I lived in Germany, there's something   
   >>magical   
   >>about them.   
   >>But that was another lifetime ago.   
   >>I've heard all the horror stories surrounding Amtrak here in the US.   
   >   
   > While you can have a bad experience on Amtrak, most of the time it is   
   > decent.  My last rides were this past Thanksgiving weekend and aside   
   > from some lateness were more comfortable than my flights at Christmas   
   > time.  Legroom was better than on the regional jets which in turn were   
   > better than some of the 737's and A319's I have been on.  Food on the   
   > trains was fast food quality with above average coffee.   
   >   
   > Clark Morris   
      
   My wifes best friends husband has worked for Amtrak all of his life and they   
   just came back from a 3 week Amtrak *cruise* through the southwest and it   
   sounded delightful.   
   Occaisionally I watch those train shows on PBS, they're the next best thing   
   to doing it.   
   The advantage I see that a train has over a plane is that if there's a   
   problem you can jump out and walk away.   
   On a train its all about the journey rather than the destination and thats   
   fine with me, I'm not really in a hurry to get anywhere.   
      
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