2: What is the longest trip you have taken by train?
3: How can we encourage more people to travel by train?
4: Do you prefer to travel by train, plane, or automobile?
5: When will you next travel by train?
My Answers:
1: When was the last time you traveled by train - if ever? Last May, Edinburgh to Glasgow.
2: What is the longest trip you have taken by train? Probably Washington DC to Boston, it is an all day trip. Or maybe Antwerp to London.
3: How can we encourage more people to travel by train? The US needs to build new rail beds so trains can travel faster, and to expand cross country rail service.
4: Do you prefer to travel by train, plane, or automobile? If the trip is under a three hours, train.
5: When will you next travel by train? Hopefully New York in November, the next trips I am certain of is Rome to Milan next May.
Please share your answers in the comments,
1: When was the last time you traveled by train - if ever? Probably about 15 years ago when I had tickets to ACT in San Francisco. The train to the bus connection in Emeryville was convenient to catch a Saturday matinee - and I was not responsible for parking the bus or train.
ReplyDelete2: What is the longest trip you have taken by train? Sacramento to Oxnard on the Coast Starlight.
3: How can we encourage more people to travel by train? Increase service frequency, improve railbeds to increase speed and reduce failure of existing track, better coordination of rail and freight competition for existing track capacity, improve schedule reliability.
4: Do you prefer to travel by train, plane, or automobile? Depends on the trip. Trains and ferrys require you to be present - the process is part of the journey and you are isolated. However, a good road tripcan lead you to unexpected destinations and experiences too. Air travel has its moments, but it is now more like a Greyhound bus.
5: When will you next travel by train? Thinking about atrip from Vancouver BC through Toronto (it's on the Wish List).
Will Jay
The trans Canada run is a great wish list item.
Delete1: When was the last time you traveled by train - if ever? Last Monday. Sheffield to Bolton-upon-Dearne.
ReplyDelete2: What is the longest trip you have taken by train? Hull (Yorkshire) to Stirling (Scotland).
3: How can we encourage more people to travel by train? Give them free tickets, free lunches and sensual massages.
4: Do you prefer to travel by train, plane, or automobile? It depends on the distance really - but journeying down to London I much prefer the train. Shame the prices are often so excruciating.
5: When will you next travel by train? Probably this coming week - just another local train.
British trains can be expensive.
Delete1: When was the last time you traveled by train - if ever? Months ago. I’m overdue.
ReplyDelete2: What is the longest trip you have taken by train? Ooh, surely around England. Also around Italy. Couldn’t say exactly.
3: How can we encourage more people to travel by train? Not my business.
4: Do you prefer to travel by train, plane, or automobile? Train usually.
5: When will you next travel by train? In a few weeks definitely, to meet friends flying into Málaga. But maybe sooner on my own.
Spain has good train service, but book ahead for good prices.
DeleteWhen was the last time you traveled by train - if ever? Labor day....trains to NYC and then to Long Island to catch the ferry to Fire Island.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the longest trip you have taken by train? London to Vienna. The British Pullman to the Orient Express. I didn't want to get off!!!!!!!
How can we encourage more people to travel by train? Like you said beater speed...better tracks and cross country trips. Not to mention more luxury cars.
Do you prefer to travel by train, plane, or automobile? Train.
When will you next travel by train? Most likely when in Philly or NYC next.
As I recall you did have a great time on the Orient Express.
Delete1. 2018. We took the Eurostar from London to Paris.
ReplyDelete2. 2010. NYC to DC on the Acela still took longer than London to Paris.
3. Better speed, routes and times. In CLE you can only catch or get off an Amtrak at like 03:00. Who is gonna do that?
4. I like train a lot, but car is better for most circumstances.
5. Nothing on the horizon.
Cleveland deserves better passenger rail service.
Delete1: When was the last time you traveled by train - if ever? Never have I ever.
ReplyDelete2: What is the longest trip you have taken by train? 0 hours and 0 minutes
3: How can we encourage more people to travel by train? High speed rail would be huge!
4: Do you prefer to travel by train, plane, or automobile? I might like by train if #3 gets done.
5: When will you next travel by train? #3
Oh you really should, it is a very relaxing way to travel.
Delete1. When Trump was elected in 2016, I took the train to Chicago to participate in the Woman's march. The train people let us all ride for free.
ReplyDelete2. I think when I was in China - we took a bullet train but I'm vague on the distance.
3. Lots of people ride the train in Chicagoland - make it cheaper and faster.
4. Automobile
5. ?
Chicago is another good train town.
Delete1: When was the last time you traveled by train - if ever? Just a month ago when I went from London to Oxford.
ReplyDelete2: What is the longest trip you have taken by train? I think it was the one from London to Portmeirion in Wales and back again after two days.
3: How can we encourage more people to travel by train? I really do wish the US would invest in more rail lines. I'd love to be able to go to Tucson or Los Angeles by train.
4: Do you prefer to travel by train, plane, or automobile? I'd love to go by train if it was available.
5: When will you next travel by train? I'm not sure.
There is a nice light rail line in Phoenix.
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