HSR would be nice, but what we need is better conventional rail like the NEC. Electrification of short corridors like the Hiawatha would be nice, but at bare minimum tracks need to be upgraded to support speeds of at least 110 mph in addition to more frequent service on corridors.
@CiaGuy
Жыл бұрын
Amtrak is trying to do this right now but they need the support of local governments
@whoisthatkidd2212
Жыл бұрын
Railway nationalization is needed to upgrade most routes as the tracks are owned by private freight companies.
@CiaGuy
Жыл бұрын
@@whoisthatkidd2212 yo they spittin fax
@dknowles60
Жыл бұрын
@@whoisthatkidd2212 how young are you. it as tryed in 1918. it was a big failure
@stevenmaginnis1965
Жыл бұрын
@@dknowles60 Amtrak itself is a nationalized company.
@zo62
Жыл бұрын
Didn’t mention that Amtrak doesn’t own track outside the north east corridor and is subject to delay bec right of way not being enforced
@tomrogue13
Жыл бұрын
It owns track in Michigan. Might be whole track between Detroit and Chicago,I'd have to look
@sonicbobomb15
Жыл бұрын
@tomrogue13 thank you. That's why it's an enhanced service.
@GriffenDoesIt
Жыл бұрын
And even in the NEC, there are freight-owned gaps. Imagine 100% national rail!
@bedinskiboi
Жыл бұрын
I’m generally not in favor of government nationalization of stuff, but in this case, I think the government should nationalize all rail and give priority to passenger rail
@BlakeB415
Жыл бұрын
@@bedinskiboi That is, if the rail companies themselves don't offer passenger service in those regions. Brightline is a great example of when private rail offers passenger service.
@truthalonetriumphs6572
Жыл бұрын
These guys never mention how much more pleasant it is to ride a train, where you can walk up and down, no seat belts, no aisles blocked for food service, dining car, flexible seating, and so on. You always arrive more relaxed.
@sean2015
Жыл бұрын
We _desperately_ need High Speed Rail in the U.S. because the damn airlines have a monopoly on travel! That's why they're able to treat passengers like such garbage by doing things like narrowing the seat widths, overcrowding the flights, cutting back on F&B services and overcharging and adding on all of these extra fees like checked bag fees and seat selection fees. The airlines' monopoly will continue to grow as more airlines merge, such as Delta merged with Northwest and Sprit and JetBlue are about to do so.
@truthalonetriumphs6572
Жыл бұрын
@@sean2015 CA HSR seems corruption ridden (very expensive, slow to construct). Hope Brightline is successful.
@sean2015
Жыл бұрын
@@truthalonetriumphs6572 don’t be a defeatist. And don’t listen to folks who say _”The country is too big, HSR will never work”_ . Remember _Field of Dreams_ …”if you build it, they will come.” Americans will take to HSR like ducks to water. Not to mention how geographically diverse and beautiful America is. HSR would provide an incredible opportunity for foreign visitors to see parts of out country they may have never visited (many tourists who visit the US never get to see much of our country because they are reluctant to get rental cars due to being unaccustomed to driving on our roadways and such). Unfortunately this type of thing may not happen until you and I are very old (I’m in my 40s, don’t know how old you are) but we need to get the ball rolling SOON, because air travel SUCKS and it will continue to suck even more unless we create an alternative that will force the airlines to compete. Once we do, the airlines will be throwing themselves at customers’ feet. Mind you, I’m not out to destroy the air travel industry. If you wanna fly from Philadelphia to NYC that’s up to you. I’m just trying to improve it by introducing competition.
@kishascape
Жыл бұрын
I would only do it by sleeper room. Too many trashy people and untrained kids these days. Plus it’s nice to lay down and I get diner car included for the price.
@sean2015
Жыл бұрын
@@kishascape good idea, I’m on board with that idea. But even with just seats, rail travel is still WAY more comfortable than modern air travel because trains are larger. Passengers are able to more easily and freely get up and walk around, stretch their legs, and maybe even have a bar or snack counter at either end of each car. Additionally, no more having to worry about weight limits for bags (trains technically do have weight limits but they’re so high you don’t really have to worry about them). Oh and don’t forget that wifi would be much easier and more accessible on trains. No more getting your sessions timed out when you descend below 10,000 feet. No more having to switch to airplane mode for the first and last half hour of your trip. On a train you would have Wifi from the minute you stepped onboard until the minute you walked off the train.
@trevorthefoamer220
Жыл бұрын
Finally amtrak gets the recognition it needs. It took us long enough to figure out what the rest of the world has been doing for 30 years now.
@InsaneNuYawka
Жыл бұрын
Try 60
@alexismiller288
Жыл бұрын
We were doing it, but Eisenhower decided that trains were outdated and that cars should be the sole means of transit. -_-
@trevorthefoamer220
Жыл бұрын
@@alexismiller288 now the entire country’s in crippling debt 😃
@oretteayton5262
Жыл бұрын
@@trevorthefoamer220 😂good one
@BalooUriza
Жыл бұрын
You can almost add another 0 to that 30 years at this point.
@tannerrobinson5110
Жыл бұрын
Yes, HSR would be beneficial, but the US needs regional passenger rail first.
@BalooUriza
Жыл бұрын
Make federal highway funding to states contingent on regular, reliable public transportation and regional rail. Yes, I realize this means all states would lose federal highway funding in the short term.
@user-qn4zh2pw6m
Жыл бұрын
The only reason we don't have modern high speed rail in the USA is because of the influence of big oil. The tech is there and we should have the same options for intercity travel as the Europeans, Chinese and Japanese do. It's the cheapest and most environmentally safe way to move anything over land.
@Madcap_Joe
Жыл бұрын
That’s the US of A
@A350flyernyc
Жыл бұрын
That’s a reason but not the *only* reason
@travisbeagle5691
Жыл бұрын
Yea there's a long list of reasons other than oil. You have the auto industry and its relationship with the government, you have the Class I Railroads being against passenger services and making any investment in their own infrastructure and you have all levels of government being incompetent at building and operating any form of mass transit to name a few.
@indisciipline
Жыл бұрын
That is just not true. Lobbying from various sectors along with the American fascination with cars, to name two off the top of my head.
@VieleGuteFahrer
Жыл бұрын
That’s absolutely not the reason why lmao.
@JasonBoyce
Жыл бұрын
couple of years ago i flew to philadelphia and spent 3 weeks taking the train to and staying in new york, charlotte, atlanta, new orleans, memphis, chicago, and denver, then back to SF. one of the best trips of my life and cheap for how long i was traveling
@aaronjones8094
Жыл бұрын
recently took train from st Louis to nyc and enjoyed my own room and bed and room service. the train ride was almost as good as the actual destination and time spent there. ago ride a train!
@jacquelinevantreece7440
Жыл бұрын
DID YOU HAVE TO GO TO CHICAGO? TO GET TO NEW YORK??
@Force05289
Жыл бұрын
@@jacquelinevantreece7440 most likely lol
@aaronjones8094
Жыл бұрын
Yes stopped in chicago
@LL-bl8hd
Жыл бұрын
That sounds fun! 🚆
@nathonizamboni875
Жыл бұрын
I took the train to get to college during winter and spring breaks. It was very nice. Greatly preferable to flying.
@fixieroy
Жыл бұрын
The NorthEast corridor packaged with the rail/lightrail networks of Boston, NYC, NJ, Philly and DC is what makes the region the greatest in the USA. The ability to get around in the region without flying (and in some areas a car) sets it appart. The only thing missing is HSR. Edit: the West coast is taking notes with their own rail connection projects.
@aycc-nbh7289
Жыл бұрын
We do have the Northeast Regional and Acela Express, both of which are technically considered to be HSR, though the latter is marketed more so because it sees fewer stops.
@ziqi92
Жыл бұрын
I’m Californian and I’m still waiting on our HSR. Our railways are always getting stymied by local politics from NIMBY landowners.
@sunnydaysatl
Жыл бұрын
I don’t understand why we don’t have a fast train system across the nation. I grew up traveling all over Europe on trains so much better. Even places in Africa have fast trains
@FortitudineVincimus
Жыл бұрын
Airline lobbying would be my guess as to why we don't have high speed rail.
@roachtoasties
Жыл бұрын
Politics. One political party (that you can easily guess) hasn't supported rail transportation, but they're OK with everyone driving around in inefficient cars.
@sams-pg7hj
Жыл бұрын
@@roachtoasties cars are way more efficient, I get to go where I want to go when I want to go there. no finding a station, no waiting for a train, no walking out in the weather from station to location or whatever. in a car you get where you need to go faster, easier, much more efficient for travel
@jamallhayden2512
Жыл бұрын
@@sams-pg7hj Cars aren’t as efficient at moving a large amount of people around dense populations like big cities e.t.c in the same way trains are, 2 train tracks can move the same of people of a 6 car lanes!
@JuanWayTrips
Жыл бұрын
@@sams-pg7hj Lol such a car brain. I bet you also think the solution to fixing traffic is just adding one more lane.
@theexcaliburone5933
Жыл бұрын
the issues discussed in this video would be solved if US rail was nationalized like the road systems
@LarkOfTheWoods
Жыл бұрын
Actually, while US highways do get federal funding, the operation and maintenance is handled individually by each state. If all US railroads were operated by the federal government, it would be a huge mess. Railroad capacity issues now are because in the past 50 years, many railroads tore up track of double and triple track main lines to save money on property taxes and maintenance. It would have been better to provide a tax break to encourage railroads to keep the additional tracks in mothballs for potential future needs.
@dknowles60
Жыл бұрын
how young are you it was tryed in 1918. it failed big time
@BlakeB415
Жыл бұрын
@@LarkOfTheWoods This is true, roughly 50% of the funding for our highway system is federal, the rest is state funded.
@zsoren42
Жыл бұрын
Every time it is tried it fails. In fact because the railroads are private they have created the most dominate form of freight transportation in the world. No other railroad system in the world can compete to the might of these private class 1 railroads here in the US
@spicehammer5707
Жыл бұрын
@@zsoren42 What do you mean? Both China and Russia transport more freight by rail and their systems are fully nationalized.
@shawnrhyme5831
Жыл бұрын
I've traveled by train many times the last time was in 2019. I don't know about other countries but I love the room to move around on a train, compared to a plane or a bus.
@aquaticko
Жыл бұрын
I think--hope--it's just a matter of time until Americans realize that being constrained to just two choices for travel--cars for short distances, planes for long ones--is NOT freedom. All over Europe and East Asia, people can choose to drive if they wish, but can also walk, bike, or take transit around towns and cities, and fly OR take a train over longer ones. THAT is REAL transportation freedom. The way we've been building our cities is inefficient, limits choice, and tremendously expensive, and the same applies to long distance travel systems. America is still doing things differently from the rest of the developed world, but it's becoming inescapably obvious that it's doing them worse.
@aycc-nbh7289
Жыл бұрын
But it would have to mean that public transport would need to not only accommodate an SUV’s or minivan’s worth of cargo per person, perhaps even a pickup truck’s, but it would also need to stop at even more stations than it does and run about as frequently as people drive, since infrequent service would leave unsatisfied customers seeking to use their cars. I’ve also seen something about stabbings not being uncommon on European public transport, so we’d need measures to control crime on these systems, especially with Chinese government surveillance and rumors of “secret police stations” operating within U.S. borders, as well as Russian spies having been arrested in cities such as Chicago.
@biplabkumarghosh6300
Жыл бұрын
@@aycc-nbh7289 How much cargo do you carry daily? Grocery doesn't count. Because it is expected that a place which introduces good transit will also be intelligent enough to introduce mixed use zoning, allowing small grocery shops in residential areas. You pickup next day's grocery on your way back home from work. Or you can also walk up to the grocery store incase you aren't going out for work that day. You no longer have to buy a week's worth of grocery on 1 day
@aycc-nbh7289
Жыл бұрын
@@biplabkumarghosh6300 For a while, I used to carry a keyboard case that was long enough to require me to lower the seats in my SUV and one of my aunts and uncles had enough children to necessitate owning a minivan.
@biplabkumarghosh6300
Жыл бұрын
@@aycc-nbh7289 I guess, most people aren't carrying around large keyboard case (I still can't imagine what you are talking about), neither do they have more then 2 children. They are exceptions
@aycc-nbh7289
Жыл бұрын
@@biplabkumarghosh6300 I was referring to bringing my instrument to rehearse with my university’s jazz ensemble.
@sirremusrobinson1070
Жыл бұрын
We so need dedicated rails for train travel. If that happens, then there's the possibility of high speed rail. I would rather take that then deal the airport..
@roachtoasties
Жыл бұрын
If only the U.S. had a European or Japanese type of rail system.
@aycc-nbh7289
Жыл бұрын
As in one where each state has its own system and long-distance bookings take people across a patchwork of regional rail systems, each requiring its own ticket? I’d rather have it like the coastal regions have, where it is all run under one network.
@templar1694
Жыл бұрын
Don't forget South Korean type of rail system. They do also have good rail service
@nathonizamboni875
Жыл бұрын
@@aycc-nbh7289 Or possibly state-run local services and national-run interstate services. Or like japan does it with JRE and JRW. US Rail East, US Rail West, and Texas lol.
@aycc-nbh7289
Жыл бұрын
@@nathonizamboni875 Certain states or regions may still be better at it than others and would still have their own policies.
@krunkle5136
Жыл бұрын
It would take adjustment, as everyone is so used to car centric living. There'd be a potentially painful transition into becoming a population that's capable of sitting in trains while minimizing bad actors. To go with this there needs to be better public services and infrastructure that's built around stations, e.g. affordable housing, community centers etc.
@gregyohngy
Жыл бұрын
The 30 day pass was $300 in January, not $500.
@bedinskiboi
Жыл бұрын
I hope this means more investment in trains. Forget HSR, we just need frequent, reliable, and cheaper service, and infrastructure that prioritizes passenger rail and allows normal trains to go at their max speeds.
@nathonizamboni875
Жыл бұрын
For real. 80mph average with very rare delays would be amazing.
@eleeathome
Жыл бұрын
US should build a network of high speed railroad system around the country.
@CreatorPolar
Жыл бұрын
Oil companies say no ;)
@travisbeagle5691
Жыл бұрын
Baby steps here. Just getting decent rail service throughout the country would by itself have major impacts to our lives.
@EnjoyFirefighting
Жыл бұрын
@@CreatorPolar why? Most trains in the US run on diesel anyway?
@CreatorPolar
Жыл бұрын
@@EnjoyFirefighting because they can sell more fuel with cars than with trains
@EnjoyFirefighting
Жыл бұрын
@@CreatorPolar using a train doesn't mean people won't use their car any more; It would only be an addition, and people would likely have to use their car to get to a station anyway
@schalitz1
Жыл бұрын
The problem is that Amtrak operates like an airline, they jack up prices the closer you get to the date, whereas in Europe its actually encouraged to buy tickets the day of or before, and schedules are only available two weeks before departure.
@pah1921il
Жыл бұрын
Capitalism… Europe, socialist influence.
@sean2015
Жыл бұрын
With HSR, railways and airlines would have to compete against each other, so economic forces would result in lower fares and better service.
@deekang6244
Жыл бұрын
I’ve booked ahead in France, more than two weeks. Great prices!
@LagFlicks
Жыл бұрын
Alternate title: America last to find out what the rest of the world has known for decades
@AnirbanDas21989
Жыл бұрын
US is the one oddball who used to ride trains, then forgot about it, and now is relearning it.
@j-train13
Жыл бұрын
It's like when you play a sequel to a video game and have to relearn all the powerful abilities you had in the first game
@sams-pg7hj
Жыл бұрын
we forgot about cars because something better got invented, cars and planes
@joermnyc
Жыл бұрын
When Amtrak consolidated the various rail companies under its umbrella, it ended up shedding a bunch of “redundant” rights of way and cut deals with freight operators to share tracks with the belief that passenger trains would get priority access to cut ahead. Unfortunately this priority access was never properly enforced and now freight trains are so long they can no longer fit in the sidings they were supposed to use to allow an Amtrak train to cut ahead! The only viable solution to do HSR or at least “higher” speed rail, is to build new rights of way because freight companies can’t take advantage of it. That makes the cost skyrocket since we’d have to build an entire new rail network (which we could have had if Amtrak didn’t toss out “redundant” rights of way!
@brucemaliga791
Жыл бұрын
They should have mentioned that rail, even with derailments, is much safer then driving and (technically) flying.
@Blaze6432
Жыл бұрын
Flying is still statistically safer. The number of crashes per 100 commercial flights is still lower than the number of rail collisions/crashes/derailment
@WalkWalkWalk-c2y
Жыл бұрын
Rail doesn’t make sense for every corner of the country, but there’s no reason why high speed and reliable service (like you’d find throughout Western Europe) shouldn’t be found from Miami to New England. The only thing stopping it is the influence of car, oil, and airlines companies trying to protect their ability to profit off of reducing American’s travel options.
@dfwrider3830
Жыл бұрын
Life is better on a fast train. If they could build an interstate highway system 60 years ago, there is no excuse for them to not be able to build HSR.
@jimbo1637
Жыл бұрын
The only way to have good passengers train service is to have the government nationalize the rails. If the federal government spent a tenth of what it does on highways on rail, we'd have modern HSR within a decade.
@magnuswobser8414
Жыл бұрын
this! the absolutely insane amount of subsidies going into inefficient car travel could change the world for train travel, so that the US finally catches up the rest of the world. Marocco has HSR and all countries use trains, but the US is owned by the auto and oil industry. BREAK FREE
@sams-pg7hj
Жыл бұрын
you'll never nationalize the rails, it would be a states rights vs federal issue. Also, anytime you mention "nationalize" in the usa, that screams socialism, communism and authoritarian rule to many people, rightfully so, so that'll never fly
@jimbo1637
Жыл бұрын
@sam s the system I'm in favor of is essentially the same thing as highways but for rails. The government owns and maintains the tracks, and anyone is free to use them for a price. That's more freedom than the current system, where the tracks are privately owned and only those who get approval from the private owners can use the rails.
@AlexCab_49
Жыл бұрын
Regular Amtrak riders represent!
@THE_IRON_HORSE
Жыл бұрын
Finally AMTK is getting some type of attention jeez took long enough, people are finally starting to wakeup and realize there are actually other types of transportation
@tylerroberts1276
Жыл бұрын
Considering the population density and how heavy the ridership is in California, I always say that there needs to be similar speeds - electrification throughout the major routes in major corridors like LA-San Diego and SF-Sacramento. Service here should at least be 110mph in certain areas to compete with driving, considering the latter is expensive AND stressful between these cities
@stevethomas2094
Жыл бұрын
In the past 18 months I've endured major airline flights that included disruptive drunks screaming profanities, a few nutcases acting out, and one guy roaming the aisle looking for a fight. As the general population in this country rapidly degenerates to lowest common denominator, my rule is now to drive if its
@jbar_85
Жыл бұрын
We have Brightline in South Florida. It’s a very nice and clean experience!
@zfilms4858
Жыл бұрын
2 simple solutions. 1: DEMAND Amtrack's right to travel on a time table. 2: upgrade the track or face nationalization
@hanlee5292
Жыл бұрын
This is exactly me. Been flying to New York City but then realized recently that Amtrak arrives to the middle of manhattan. No need to ride long Uber ride fighting traffic from the airport to the city.😊
@yeoldeseawitch
Жыл бұрын
see trains are better than flying.
@nishiljaiswal2216
Жыл бұрын
the nj transit trains are cheaper into manhattan from ewr and more frequency
@LifeBeyondLyrics
Жыл бұрын
It's almost like we've been watching airlines fall apart litterally...
@doubleutubefan5
Жыл бұрын
The airlines were deregulated in the 1970's where as the railroads we're told what their ticket prices had to be. We had an Amazing rail network built in the 1950's and could have kept it up but all passenger rail went bankrupt eventually
@HRHolm-bi6zu
Жыл бұрын
Amtrak needs to make a real effort to upgrade its overall service, with cleaner coaches, appealing seating, more food service amenities, train attendants who make an effort to be friendly, and most important, probably, on-time service. Having its own tracks would help, & the federal government must mandate the freight carriers give the passenger service more equal priority.
@jeremywilliams5675
Жыл бұрын
Southern Indiana needs more transportation options and I believe that Indiana needs more trains
@Cptn.Viridian
Жыл бұрын
And keep in mind that this boost in popularity is despite the absolutely horrendous state of the United States rail system. Imagine how popular they would be if we actually had a decent train offering.
@matthewjorgenson8129
Жыл бұрын
Honestly if regional we just got trains frequent enough and high average speed like 110-125 mph. Trains would really make an impact. Especially Chicago-St. Louis Chicago to the Twin Cities connecting Milwaukee and Madison. Chicago to Detroit Chicago to Indianapolis and on to Cincinnati Chicago to Cleveland or Columbus Chicago to Des Monies and Omaha
@louiearmstrong
Жыл бұрын
I wish Amtrak still had 2021/22 pricing. I looked at a summer trip and Maryland to Massachusetts tickets that were $30 are now $80, booking summer travel in February
@bradkrekelberg8624
Жыл бұрын
I don't doubt it at all. Flying has been terrible for years, but right now, it's absolutely intolerable. We need to send a message to the airlines that we are not okay with how things are.
@transitimprover
Жыл бұрын
Sadly, as much as it is needed, HSR is crazy hard to build and there are a lot of things unique to the US (thanks a lot to all contributors who made it that way) that means it has trouble being built and all we're doing is upgrading existing infrastructure to support 160 MPH, the fastest possible speed non HSR tracks can support. People see HSR as flashy new lines, so they trash the US for not having "true" HSR, even though the other way will serve the Northeast just as well. That being said, I think we can still get over our troubles and build HSR (or another level of rail that would also work well) everywhere it would make sense. Who's with me?
@mar_man813
Жыл бұрын
There's nothing unique to the US that isn't unique to the UK, France, Taiwan, Japan, Germany, etc. Now, whether HSR is worth it is a different question. You're probably right that 160 mph is sufficient. However, the American "exceptionalism" is what got us in to this mess. The challenges here are the same as many other crowded, developed, democratic countries and they overcame it with HSR. It's the desire that's lacking here.
@mmurphy2317
Жыл бұрын
The only viable "level" of workable H-S-R is sub-terranean...as there are just too many surface level obstructions/nimbys in the U.S.. If you do not understand this you simply do not understand how the society in which you exist, functions. I spent my career in the business, know it top to bottom, east to west, north to south, and will forget in my sleep, far more than you will ever know in the rest of your waking life. Just one quick example...near the end of 2023...a new "higher-speed" rail line will(reportedly) be operational fully between downtown Miami and the Orlando Florida airport.. The line, Brightline, is being built mostly with backing from Mexican multi-billionaire Carlos Slim. There is a proposed extension of the line to Tampa. Most heavy rail (freight and passenger) routes in operation currently are built on rights-of-way a century and a half old. The state of Florida is embracing this new service as a welcome addition to transportation options reportedly, while it's southwest area reels from a recent hurricane, Ian. A London metro area sized chunk of ice in the Antarctic just fell into the planets oceans/seas. This will cause water levels to rise. As calving continues at both poles of the planet, and waters continue to rise, and as places like Florida continue to contend with same, and intensifying high tide storms and hurricanes continue...coastal flooding will occur more regularly...like clockwork. If YOU were a multi-billionaire, building the U.S.'s newest higher-speed railroad on the right-of-way of the Florida East Coast railway, hard by the Atlantic coast, between Miami and Cocoa, Florida...would you perceive a "problem" with this project? ....Again, this is one example, of surface level "railroading" in one little appendage of a very large nation.....just sayin'
@editoron
Жыл бұрын
USA can build new HSR from scrach. It has basically everything to do It. Except of politicians, big companies. Obviously nimbys are problem too.
@sean2015
Жыл бұрын
HSR is NOT "crazy-hard" to build. If we built the Interstate Highway System we can build HSR. It all just boils down to politics, nothing more.
@transitimprover
Жыл бұрын
@@sean2015 I mean crazy hard to get political well as it’s often anti-train and the fact that we’ve moved on from mega projects. The interstate highway system was built during the time the US was open to mega Projects, but we’ve moved on. In another world (that being China), it’s different
@cobalt8619
Жыл бұрын
All the more reason as to why we need to invest more money in amtrak and create way more fast and frequent train routes
@WillTheBassPlayer
Жыл бұрын
maybe this could finally rouse some support for actually building HSR
@cesarhernandez769
Жыл бұрын
Good! The US should do what Germany has with the Deutsch Bahn
@EnjoyFirefighting
Жыл бұрын
not quite, but kind of somewhere in that direction
@truckrobo147
Жыл бұрын
This makes me very, very happy.
@meteorologistgriffinhardy
Жыл бұрын
WE LIKE THE TRAINS WE LIKE THE TRAINS WE WANT TRAINS WE WANT TRAINS
@odess4sd4d
Жыл бұрын
Some great objective reporting there
@thesilentone4024
Жыл бұрын
If there was more trains for transportation inside cities then that would help out lots.
@edwardmiessner6502
Жыл бұрын
A big mistake was made in the 1950s with the passage of the Interstate Highway Act without nationalising the railroad tracks and infrastructure. We could still have the finest railway system in the world but people were too infatuated with cars and planes to forsee what this lopsided investment would do to the railways.
@oxygen7955
Жыл бұрын
Go Amtrak!!
@Gus3ragin
Жыл бұрын
2:45 Expert calls the engineer a conductor. That’s like calling a pilot a stewardess 🤦🏼♂️
@charlesmartin2888
Жыл бұрын
Amtrak also needs to develop the luxury division. People loves luxury trains.
@TrinityCourtStudios
Жыл бұрын
Trains are statistically the safest form of travel in the world. They’re even safer than airlines. Airlines are the second safest form of transport. The most dangerous part of a train trip or flying is DRIVING to the train station or the airport. And driving in America is like playing Russian roulette. 30,000-40,000 people die from motor vehicle accidents in the US every year. With trains, that number of fatalities is so low, it’s frequently in the single digits. Train wrecks (especially passenger trains) are so rare they actually alter the statistics whenever they do happen.
@jontukagam3888
Жыл бұрын
We need high speed train
@oldtechnobodycaresabout
Жыл бұрын
YOU HAVE SUMMONED THE R A I L E N T H U S I A S T S !
@petethetraveler
Жыл бұрын
Long Distance Routes! Heck ya, a positive mention of the SL. Give this guy a raise!
@pacificostudios
Жыл бұрын
In California, even though the passenger service is temporarily out between Oceanside and Irvine, the Pacific Surfliner is carrying lots of passengers. I'll be taking the train from Irvine to Los Angeles this Monday, and I won't have to fight L.A. morning traffic.
@benfreiler4054
Жыл бұрын
I think upgrading our current rail lines/ trains to go 160-170 mph would be a massive improvement in itself. This, and building more tracks which are not shared with freight. That’s what’s happening with the new Acela trains which are supposed to begin operation this year. Just focusing on faster regional rail. If we have success with that first, then we could consider national HSR. But honestly, I think the biggest reason most people want HSR is just to be like “ooohh look what we have, we so advanced”. I’m thoroughly convinced, for most people, it’s just a vanity project. I mean look at California HSR project. So-so regional rail in Cali while trying to also build a bullet train through a state makes no sense. Build your base first and then move up.
@DESO718
Жыл бұрын
Whhhhhhhy do people think the CONDUCTOR runs the train?! It's annoying, do your research. Conductor is in charge of the train BUT the Engineer runs it.
@nathanielcoleman5694
Жыл бұрын
That’s what we mean. The conductor doesn’t *literally* run the train: that’s the engineer. He IS in charge of the train; he/she tells the engineer when boarding is finished and when the engineer may proceed (unless there’s a red signal)
@cliffordporteriii6625
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. Cliff at Metro-North. 👍🏽🚃😎
@yvonneplant9434
Жыл бұрын
I have a friend who works for Amtrak. I told him, " Bro! To get more long distance passengers put the dining cars back!!!" He told me they are workingn on it. There's no TSA stuff to go through with the train, btw. Not sure that's a good idea though.
@magnuswobser8414
Жыл бұрын
I understand your concern, without safety checks. You have to see though that train travel works perfectly all over the world without safety checks, so I think the US can do the same
@j-train13
Жыл бұрын
Yeah because trains are notoriously easy to hijack and take anywhere you want
@dodobono452
Жыл бұрын
We need high speed rail specifically along the east coast
@FrankG5874
Жыл бұрын
With AMTRAK I can go right out of my hometown of Trenton, NJ as the train is more convenient then flying as I have to go all the way to either Newark, or Philadelphia to fly and fight I-95 to get to the airport.
@theexcaliburone5933
Жыл бұрын
i agree with this video for the most part
@darthmaul216
Жыл бұрын
That and people are growing to hate cars more and more
@johnprendergast1338
Жыл бұрын
In the end, a car gives people more control of their lives and travel than anything else..It's not a secret
@chasemartin4450
Жыл бұрын
I disagree. *Individual transportation* of any kind has equal levels of control, in that you can decide where you want to go, whenever you want to go there. In the city, smaller forms of individual transportation like bicycles and electric skateboards are frequently faster than cars due to not getting stuck in traffic.
@johnprendergast1338
Жыл бұрын
@@chasemartin4450 "Equal levels of control" covers your concept of transportation nicely ...Good luck..
@chasemartin4450
Жыл бұрын
@@johnprendergast1338 What makes you assume I trust the Government and want authoritarian leaders dictating how I live my life?
@sams-pg7hj
Жыл бұрын
@@chasemartin4450 yeah I really want to bike or walk today when it's -11 outside. or even walk to a train station, or wait outside for a train or bus. I can just hop in my car and drive warm instead
@furrymczplayer18
Жыл бұрын
Good. I miss trains dominating the US. They still dominate Europe, so I believe we need more trains across United States again. It would help a lot if they decreased the amount it takes to actually ride trains bc man, that's a lot.
@sams-pg7hj
Жыл бұрын
were you born in 1890, because that is the last period in time trains dominated
@furrymczplayer18
Жыл бұрын
@@sams-pg7hj are you an American that's completely cut off from the rest of the world? Because in literally any other place than America, trains still dominate those areas. Sure planes and trucks exist, but those vehicles only dominate the U.S.
@sams-pg7hj
Жыл бұрын
@@furrymczplayer18 trains havent dominated the usa for a long long time. you said specifically you miss trains dominating the usa. they havent dominated the usa in nearly a century
@furrymczplayer18
Жыл бұрын
@@sams-pg7hj yeah and? That's literally what i said. You're just saying what I'm saying but in such a weird way, so it sounds like you disagree with me
@templar1694
Жыл бұрын
Trains are more environmentally friendly than airplanes
@emiliogonzalez6417
Жыл бұрын
It’s almost like people WANT TRAINS
@alexismiller288
Жыл бұрын
We're not the only developed country that doesn't have it. Canada, New Zealand, and Australia don't have HSR either. Doesn't make it any less of a disgrace, though. I will say Australia and NZ do have slightly more of a good reason to not have it. The interior of AU is a desolate wasteland that is difficult to build through, and NZ is full of dramatic mountains that are hard to make a straight path with.
@gabriell.4440
Жыл бұрын
Idk Japan has some pretty dramatic mountains, but I see your point about Australia.
@pikachu8508
Жыл бұрын
Switzerland doesn't have either, but they have one of the best best public transportation in the world, thanks to their massive investment on passenger railways.
@edwardmiessner6502
Жыл бұрын
@@gabriell.4440 True, but Japan has all these thickly settled cities so they had an incentive to building HSR when they had the opportunity to build it
@marlonmoncrieffe0728
Жыл бұрын
Actually, I'm confused as to why Australia does NOT have high speed rail since most of its population lives across a vertical strip on the eastern coast.
@gabriell.4440
Жыл бұрын
@marlonmoncrieffe8966 you should be asking your government that. Hey US government, those aircraft carriers look pretty expensive...
@christherailfan5851
Жыл бұрын
Yes!!
@skylineXpert
Жыл бұрын
Would never spend close to 3 days getting from NYC to L.A
@flipsolo
Жыл бұрын
We need to invest more on passenger trains!
@pah1921il
Жыл бұрын
Amtrak everyday!!
@quadrupleh4226
Жыл бұрын
at least cbs is covering it
@caesar7734
Жыл бұрын
Closed railway stations and railway lines should be reopened and renovated.
@rain-vo8ib
Жыл бұрын
bros mesmerizing
@franklopez2362
Жыл бұрын
United States needs a high speed rail system
@wfs63
Жыл бұрын
The "expert" doesn't seem to know that conductors have no ability to control the operation of a train. That would be the engineer, you know the guy up in the cab of the locomotive. Very sloppy!
@portcybertryx222
Жыл бұрын
Yes finallly
@ianbauer4703
Жыл бұрын
Yet our national train system is a hundred years old.
@FalconsEye58094
Жыл бұрын
There's a lot of potential but the people with the right knowledge, care and ideas are not the ones in charge and spend a lot of unnecessary money for projects that don't work to the fullest. Plus as time goes by more and more existing infrastructure is removed, built over or turned into something else making it harder and harder to have a real network across the country
@Da__goat
Жыл бұрын
It isn’t only intercity connectivity, it is the second means of transportation once you are in your big city. To have a fast and expensive intercity train, you need a functioning public transportation system in the origin and destination cities in order to efficiently move people to large central stations. Otherwise, if I have to sit on a train from Ronkonkoma, to go all the way to Penn Station, to then get onto a train to go to DC, at that point, I’d save money and time by flying. Not to mention that nationalization in a Republic form of government doesn’t work very well in the long term as we don’t have term limits, so corruption can spread like wild fire
@Someonesaidthis
Жыл бұрын
Wish US would have Maglevs like in Japan..
@davidventura985
Жыл бұрын
We need more trains in the U.S we need a high speed trains like Europe china and Japan
@PrtyNeal
Жыл бұрын
Europeans only pay a fraction of that to use high speed rails. Amtrak Still too expensive for how slow it is
@mitzy123
Жыл бұрын
No point dreaming of high speed rail when we can't even get regional rail right. We are so far behind on rail infrastructure when compared to other developed nations
@Dovietail
Жыл бұрын
Too bad the passenger trains have to wait behind the damned endless coal trains out west, making them late almost all the time.
@sams-pg7hj
Жыл бұрын
People dont realize the amount of raw materials transport and just general transport that still goes on, so rail should stay with the supply chain at the front
@chromebomb
Жыл бұрын
how about we give amtrak mo money and they build more electric high speed rail
@thatdiegoguy
Жыл бұрын
Finally some good news
@truthalonetriumphs6572
Жыл бұрын
Given the track sharing issues with freight trains, etc. Amtrak should give up the fantasy of long haul routes. Just focus on 2 hrs from a major metropolitan area. In the case of contiguous area like the North East Corridor this will get stacked to 10 hrs and that's fine. But in other areas, just do 2 hrs in any direction.
@whyillustrated5610
Жыл бұрын
Notjustbikes did this
@Fran7842
Жыл бұрын
This implies that Canada is not a developed country, something few would argue for a G 20 nation
@charlesbrown6581
Жыл бұрын
I miss the days the old days, when flying was fun
@rondrake3720
Жыл бұрын
Or driving
@adithyaramachandran7427
Жыл бұрын
There are multiple corridors in the US where people would take trains if they existed. But, state cooperation is hard to achieve, especially when they have opposition ruling parties. Example: Chicago to Minneapolis. Minnesota is Moderate, Illinois is democrat, while Wisconsin is republican. They cannot agree to work together for making the rails better for passengers because they all have polar opposite agendas.
@cooley987
Жыл бұрын
UP
@trem876
Жыл бұрын
Amtrak sucks, i'm putting all my hope in Brightline. It's profittable!
@Slayceos
Жыл бұрын
This news article brought to you by Amtrak
@DethKwok
Жыл бұрын
Can we get nationwide bullet trains now?
@aycc-nbh7289
Жыл бұрын
Is this because we lack confidence in the government’s ability to fund ATC?
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