Re: Passenger rail is for adventurers and bums

2003-02-04 Thread Steve Furlong
On Friday 31 January 2003 12:40, Tim May wrote: On Friday, January 31, 2003, at 07:58 AM, Harmon Seaver wrote: (snipped) I understand your politics is lefty...this has been shining through for years. But your analytical skills are lacking. That's redundant in the modern US. Too bad; there

Re: Passenger rail is for adventurers and bums

2003-02-04 Thread Tyler Durden
leaves them with a big fat credibility hole right in the center, so no one listens to their politics either. -TD From: Steve Furlong [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Passenger rail is for adventurers and bums Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 18:31:03 -0500 On Friday 31 January 2003

Re: Passenger rail is for adventurers and bums

2003-02-03 Thread Ken Brown
Bill Stewart wrote: Tim commented about railroad stations being in the ugly parts of town. That's driven by several things - decay of the inner cities, as cars and commuter trains have let businesses move out to suburbs, and also the difference between railroad stations that were built for

Re: Passenger rail is for adventurers and bums

2003-02-03 Thread Ken Brown
Eugen Leitl wrote: On Fri, 31 Jan 2003, Thomas Shaddack wrote: I don't know how it works in the US, but railroads are both comfortable and pretty reliable in Europe. A bit too expensive, especially in Germany. I also like being able to work on the train -- given that here cities are

Re: Passenger rail is for adventurers and bums

2003-02-02 Thread Bill Stewart
At 02:21 PM 01/31/2003 +0100, Eugen Leitl wrote: On Fri, 31 Jan 2003, Thomas Shaddack wrote: I don't know how it works in the US, but railroads are both comfortable and pretty reliable in Europe. A bit too expensive, especially in Germany. I also like being able to work on the train -- given

RE: Passenger rail is for adventurers and bums

2003-02-02 Thread Steve Mynott
Bill Stewart Tim commented about railroad stations being in the ugly parts of town. That's driven by several things - decay of the inner cities, as cars and commuter trains have let businesses move out to suburbs, and also the difference between railroad stations that were built for

Re: Passenger rail is for adventurers and bums

2003-02-01 Thread Harmon Seaver
On Sat, Feb 01, 2003 at 12:12:16PM -0500, Declan McCullagh wrote: On Fri, Jan 31, 2003 at 10:44:50AM -0800, Tim May wrote: I don't know if this is your reason for expecting not to fly commercially again, but for anyone who thinks trains will somehow be exempted from the national

Re: Passenger rail is for adventurers and bums

2003-02-01 Thread Declan McCullagh
On Fri, Jan 31, 2003 at 10:44:50AM -0800, Tim May wrote: I don't know if this is your reason for expecting not to fly commercially again, but for anyone who thinks trains will somehow be exempted from the national security police state, think again. Right. One Democratic anti-terror

Passenger rail is for adventurers and bums

2003-01-31 Thread Tim May
On Thursday, January 30, 2003, at 07:39 PM, Neil Johnson wrote: On Thursday 30 January 2003 10:12 am, Declan McCullagh wrote: On Thu, Jan 30, 2003 at 07:32:10AM -0800, Marshall Clow wrote: 3) Train - about 17 hours - $130 round trip. Out here in the Midwest, we have people creating

Re: Passenger rail is for adventurers and bums

2003-01-31 Thread Thomas Shaddack
Railroads are for hoboes and untermenschen. I don't know how it works in the US, but railroads are both comfortable and pretty reliable in Europe.

Re: Passenger rail is for adventurers and bums

2003-01-31 Thread Eugen Leitl
On Fri, 31 Jan 2003, Thomas Shaddack wrote: I don't know how it works in the US, but railroads are both comfortable and pretty reliable in Europe. A bit too expensive, especially in Germany. I also like being able to work on the train -- given that here cities are only a few kilotons apart

Re: Passenger rail is for adventurers and bums

2003-01-31 Thread Harmon Seaver
On Fri, Jan 31, 2003 at 02:21:20PM +0100, Eugen Leitl wrote: On Fri, 31 Jan 2003, Thomas Shaddack wrote: I don't know how it works in the US, but railroads are both comfortable and pretty reliable in Europe. A bit too expensive, especially in Germany. I also like being able to work on

Re: Passenger rail is for adventurers and bums

2003-01-31 Thread Tim May
On Friday, January 31, 2003, at 04:55 AM, Thomas Shaddack wrote: Railroads are for hoboes and untermenschen. I don't know how it works in the US, but railroads are both comfortable and pretty reliable in Europe. Yes, and I spent 7 weeks traveling around Europe with a Eurail Pass. Except

Re: Passenger rail is for adventurers and bums

2003-01-31 Thread Tim May
On Friday, January 31, 2003, at 07:58 AM, Harmon Seaver wrote: On Fri, Jan 31, 2003 at 02:21:20PM +0100, Eugen Leitl wrote: On Fri, 31 Jan 2003, Thomas Shaddack wrote: I don't know how it works in the US, but railroads are both comfortable and pretty reliable in Europe. A bit too

Re: Passenger rail is for adventurers and bums

2003-01-31 Thread Tim May
On Friday, January 31, 2003, at 07:58 AM, Harmon Seaver wrote: I'd love to see more and better train service in the US. Great way to travel, work, read, watch the scenery. I don't mind at all taking a few days, and, unless it's a real emergency, I'm very sure at this point I'll never