My Dad and his wife came to visit last weekend. With gas prices being so high, I suggested they look into taking the train from Detroit to the Chicago area. The round-trip price per person: $150 USD. That's on Memorial Day weekend though. I checked the price again this week. The round-trip price per person: $48 (with AAA discount). <\/p>\n
Looks like some people are getting a clue about internet access on trains<\/a>. Now to wait for the feasibility study to be performed, published, analyzed and mulled over. Hopefully out of that we get some access one day. Having to work offline for 5 hours requires me to grab a lot of things locally that I wouldn't have to normally.<\/p>\n Looks like Amtrak is also renting movie players<\/a> (with movies) at some stations. Though it sounds like you have to arrange for this at the station, which would be a nuisance, because most people will be worried about missing their train as opposed to reserving their player. I think this is more of an after-thought...<\/p>\n Anyway, I've always said I love the trains. I just wish someone had thought up these possibilities<\/a> sooner.<\/p>\n