Originally published at: Live map of passenger train locations in North America | Boing Boing
…
9 Likes
5 Likes
It’s a sad picture in the U.S., especially if the maps also offered views of the other advanced economies.
6 Likes
That’s American Exceptionalism 
for ya!!!
4 Likes
2 Likes
Rode the Crescent on New Year’s Eve from Tuscaloosa, AL to New Orleans; Partied all night and into the next morning; then took the train back home the next morning.
Had way more stamina back in the early '90s.
10 Likes
Hey we scared off those trains because they were communist! Freedom!!!
5 Likes
27 mph?!? the tracks are that bad, yes?
3 Likes
Nor NJ Transit.
2 Likes
It’s probably more that the passenger trains have to give the right of way to freight trains in the U.S. That means frequent pullovers to sidings and a lower average speed. Embarrassing.
7 Likes
For the Amtrak Pittsburgh to Philly run - it’s because the track is so bad that they can’t go over that speed for long stretches.
3 Likes
This topic was automatically closed after 5 days. New replies are no longer allowed.
