@albertcardona@mathstodon.xyz

In fall if 2021, I wanted to take a train to a music festival in Florida. I live just outside DC. While the Acela can get me from DC to NYC in just a couple hours – factoring in efforts and hassles of flying, it's about a wash, time-wise – the same can't be said of the trip to Florida. What is only a couple hours' flying time and about a dozen hours' driving time is 20+ hours by train ...yet the train is more expensive than either of the other options, especially if paying for more than one to travel. Rail in the US is beyond being a disastrous joke.