Why do trains suck in the U.S.?

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@Gyrofrog

Maybe I didn’t look far enough in advance, but Amtrak wanted $35 per person (one way) to go from New Carrolton, MD to BWI Airport, which is about 20 miles.

Incidentally, a one-way train ticket from Sydney to Katoomba (about 70 miles) costs roughly AU$8 (so about US$6) in peak hour, AU$5 off-peak.