CodeDread Blog » train http://www.codedread.com/blog Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:30:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Amtrak: Fail http://www.codedread.com/blog/archives/2008/07/23/amtrak-fail/ http://www.codedread.com/blog/archives/2008/07/23/amtrak-fail/#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:57:15 +0000 Jeff http://blog.codedread.com/archives/2008/07/23/amtrak-fail/ I just checked for a friend on train ticket prices from the Detroit Area to Chicago. $70 each way, $140 round trip. That does not compute. If he were to drive, I’m going to estimate it would cost $80 in gas – and he’d have the convenience of having a car once he’s here. The airlines give me $160 with taxes and fees included, at a quarter of the trip time.

I love taking the train, but in this case it seems that it just doesn’t make economical sense. Especially for more than one person. I wonder why…

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