I grew up in Germany, where public transportation and especially the trains were great. But even in Germany, my relatives all drove because they lived in rural areas.
The focus is different in the States. We have too many open areas where public transportation is a poor solution. Atlanta is a great example of an effective public transportation system at work, so is the SF Bay Area, but I doubt that you will see effective public transportation in Arab, AL or any other less populated area. We actually have a bus based public transportation system here in Huntsville, AL. I even see people riding them every once in a while...... Huntsville has about 130,000 residents. The issue? We are spread across a city that's 25 miles long by 9 miles wide & our shopping centers really aren't that centralized. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Robbins Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 9:25 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Amtrak Curt Raymond wrote: > Depends on what you're doing... > For my trip to NYC for instance the train is like $180-$190 depending on which one you get. > To fly Orbitz found flights for $125 to LaGuardia but I'm working in Manhattan so I've got another $50 in cabfare round trip. > So for $5-10 more I can take the train which is more comfortable and more pleasant overall. > I think I did a bad job trying to say what I wanted... When I said "Not saying I'm going to get on an Amtrak tomorrow though... (not in the northeast... way too expensive)" I meant "I'm not in the northeast, ..." so Amtrak really doesn't have any routes near me or to places I want to go. If they did I would certainly take an Amtrak as airports are annoying if nothing else. I'm also a train nut (although not as much as that steam guy Chris knows ;) When I was younger and visiting my Dad in Chicago it was great because trains were everywhere! It was fun to ride down to the train station and watch :) Even saw a steam train go through the local station once!! http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/national.pdf John _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
