tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389538230458905844.post8313063198381126764..comments2024-03-02T00:36:37.300-08:00Comments on sew green: All aboard!lisa solomonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824254691379334918noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389538230458905844.post-39397730353028698802021-12-13T20:43:03.787-08:002021-12-13T20:43:03.787-08:00Helllo mate nice postHelllo mate nice postJennahttps://www.jennastuart.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389538230458905844.post-37522577527500065442007-08-04T10:22:00.000-07:002007-08-04T10:22:00.000-07:00just curious, has anyone ever heard/read anything ...just curious, has anyone ever heard/read anything about marin being the one bay area county that consistently votes down and prevents a high speed train that would run from Santa Rosa (or somewhere in that area) to LA? <BR/><BR/>I heard that somewhere years ago but now am not sure of the source or if it's even true!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389538230458905844.post-90275482388287766982007-07-09T15:45:00.000-07:002007-07-09T15:45:00.000-07:00Unfortunately, here in Canada the trains are expen...Unfortunately, here in Canada the trains are expensive. I'm carless by choice, so I take the train frequently when traveling alone. But if there are two of us, it's actually cheaper to rent a car, even with the high cost of gas. On a student budget, that's often too hard to pass up, even though I'd rather be knitting on a train than fighting traffic!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01910280802183660993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389538230458905844.post-75507550703299090362007-07-06T10:42:00.000-07:002007-07-06T10:42:00.000-07:00julie: i definitely know what you mean about the n...julie: i definitely know what you mean about the night trips. i wanted to go up to oregon by train, but didn't because i wouldn't have seen anything. sounds like it would be hard with kids too (but to me anything sounds hard with kids. ha!). good luck with your travels!<BR/><BR/>stef: yeah, our whole train system needs a revitalization/revamping. seems like a bit hoopla though over a bullet train might be just the thing. and at some point having all these people driving is just not going to work!Kerstin Svendsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12279597508094161939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389538230458905844.post-7504002055427462672007-07-06T08:54:00.000-07:002007-07-06T08:54:00.000-07:00Advise please? The kids (8 & 2.5) and I are travel...Advise please? The kids (8 & 2.5) and I are traveling from Denver to Buffalo in August. I'm torn about taking the train. I'd really like to do so but there are a few things holding me up from purchasing tickets.<BR/><BR/>#1 The train travels to Buffalo via Chicago. We arrive in Chicago at 4:20pm and leave at 10pm. I don't know about your kids but mine are asleep at that time. This sounds like the night from hell.<BR/><BR/>#2 Price. At $300/person each way, it's more expensive than an airplane.<BR/><BR/>#3 Most of the travel is during the night. While I do understand that freight pays more to the RR - I want to see the country, not sleep through it!<BR/><BR/>I'd love to hear opinions!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953260146724427186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389538230458905844.post-89147531626412434632007-07-05T10:38:00.000-07:002007-07-05T10:38:00.000-07:00i love trains too! i wish they were more common an...i love trains too! i wish they were more common and affordable here. when i graduated college i took the train around the entire united states-- 17 days. it was mostly senior citizens, but a beautiful way to see the country!matirosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07153480087009197000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389538230458905844.post-12001647105034195352007-07-05T10:30:00.000-07:002007-07-05T10:30:00.000-07:00I love the trains, too! I take the Capital Corrid...I love the trains, too! I take the Capital Corridor from Davis every time I have to go to Berkeley. But surely you've noticed that the trains in NorCal have a few big problems that keep them from being the great alternative that they should be:<BR/><BR/>1. Even with the hugely inflated gas prices, taking the train is comparably expensive to taking a car. I find that if I take one passenger with me from Davis to Berkeley, it costs far less to drive. Say what you will about ecological imperative-- the train will never be a viable transportation alternative without instant economic incentive to the consumer.<BR/><BR/>2. The trains are fairly unreliable. My advisor commutes from Berkeley to Davis every day, and she can't take the train because she'd arrive late or not at all. Most people I know are only comfortable using the train for day-trips.<BR/><BR/>3. No train into San Francisco. WTF.<BR/> <BR/>Interestingly, problems 1 and 2 could be solved if more people took the train-- more profits per trip would mean less money required per individual traveler, and more money and pressure to perform routine maintenance rather than emergency maintenance. If our current rail-based public transportation was better managed, then I think the governor would be more likely to build the bullet train. As is, the trains are nearly empty, and I agree that it would be a waste to build one more underutilized rail.Stefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11916754049646261441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389538230458905844.post-11993051333058438962007-07-04T14:36:00.000-07:002007-07-04T14:36:00.000-07:00trains are wonderful. lately i've been longing to...trains are wonderful. lately i've been longing to make one of my favorite train trips: raleigh to D.C. i love the freedom of traveling around the city without having to worry about a car.f. peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01155602459175649458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389538230458905844.post-7403935732186561722007-07-04T09:34:00.000-07:002007-07-04T09:34:00.000-07:00I really like trains - I guess we are lucky in the...I really like trains - I guess we are lucky in the UK because most places are getable (is that a word?) by train - there is something romantic about the journey, seeing the places as you go throught them and much greener than the plane! And the station agent is brilliant - I didn't think anyone else had seen it but me!jo :: feather and threadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04767443254492713038noreply@blogger.com