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QUOTE: Originally posted by erikthered No one in their right mind leaves their car parked unattended where the AMTRAK station is for any long period of time. It's not really sane to leave a car parked at the airport, either, which is why she took the shuttle van. I'd consider doing a train if I could count on: -Service that didn't cause me to drive through rush hour traffic just to get to the station, and a safe place to leave my car when I got there. I haven't seen an AMTRAK terminal with a HERTZ or BUDGET station on premises. That's not to say they don't exist- I'm sure they do. Forget taxis- they cost too much. Forget taking a city bus- ever tried carrying your bags aboard a standard city bus? -Frequency of service. I would dearly love to ride AMTRAK to Washington or New Orleans from Atlanta. The train to Washington leaves at 8:06 PM and gets in at 9:50AM. One train a day, take it or leave it. To go to New Orleans, I can board at 9:18AM in Atlanta and be in New Orleans at 7:50PM. One train a day in the other direction- take it or leave it. At least with the airlines, I have a huge choice of flight times. Best of all, I can take a shuttle to the airport and let someone else drive- and be on time for the plane. I can book a car on line in Washington- I can't do that with AMTRAK. I can even book hotel accomodations if I want to on ORBITZ, Travelocity, or a number of other sites... I can't do that on AMTRAK.
QUOTE: Originally posted by AntonioFP45 I May sound strange, but to me the seats on Amtrak are far more comfortable than the coach seats of today's airliners.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by ohlemeier Quite a few stations, not enough though, do offer rental car service. CHICAGO, SACRAMENTO, FLAGSTAFF, to name a few.
Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!
QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie We drove - because we are starting to be the place that has no transportation. Who wants to get on Amtrak anywhere from 1-4 am and 5-10 am - going either direction. Our airport is down to a small bi-plane! And it only goes to the end of the runway and back! Even the dog left town, so we are down to either drive or stay home. And they are even selling the home - so guess we will live and travel in Millie! Mookie & Driver
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