New England is home to a stellar AMTRAK success story in the Nor'Easter line
between Portland and Boston. My Dad took it for a business meeting last winter.
The train left Portland only 1 hour late and each stop made them later as they
had to jockey the train around to find a door that wasn't frozen. So he got to
Boston a total of 3 hours late but that was okay because they'd left plenty of
extra time.
For the trip home the train left a mere 4 hours late and apparently the
connection between the ends of the train had broken so going home they couldn't
go more than 40MPH. So they arrived home only 6 hours late... Stellar success
story.
-Curt
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 23:48:58 -0700
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from my house in Hillsboro, to downtown Portland, OR, one would have to
walk
nearly 3/4 of a mile to a bus stop (20 minutes) to catch a bus to take
a 15
minute ride to the MAX light rail station (fares just went up to
$1.75),
take a 25 minute ride on MAX, noisy, jerky, and uncomfortable, and
then,
take another bus north or south a few minutes to get to your
destination.
It's a 30-35 minute ride by car, much more comfortable, about the same
price
for fuel as the Tri-Met fare, and you're not bound by some schedule
either.
This is why cars continue to clog up the highways and byways rather
than
people taking public transportation.
Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon
1978 300CD 200K+ miles, Vinnie
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