The last time I took Amtrak from Seattle to Vancouver it was a thoroughly unpleasant experience. Scheduled to arrive at 9:50 PM. Actually arrived at 1 AM.
For the Americans who have no experience of a proper train system maybe it's normal. But if you have used Deutsche Bahn (DB) ICE trains or even their regional trains it's nuts. On the german trains you can actually sit and watch the clock at each station, the exact moment the second hand ticks over to zero on the minute it's scheduled to depart, the train starts rolling. Even the Italian high speed rail system (which for europeans, is famously disorganized) is far better. On Fri, Mar 9, 2018 at 1:10 PM, Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote: > So what the heck does it mean that my train is delayed by "freight train > interference"? > > Do the railroads have a QoS policy favoring bulk downloads over realtime > traffic? Seems backwards. The freight wouldn't care if it took an extra > hour. Just sayin. > > >
