• @xenautika
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    1 year ago

    Amtrak in California: arrive at 2 AM to take the only train for the day going north, having to drive to train station (busses, rideshare don’t run when the trains do), wait outside at an uncovered terminal (the kiosk is unstaffed and locked up to deter “the homeless druggies”), find out the train is running 50 minutes late (I’ve never seen it less than 20 minutes late), security guard leaves before train arrives because they weren’t paid overtime, train arrives, bike rack is full, so lock your bike up at the station or don’t board the train (and don’t get your ticket refunded), filed into rank-smelling double decker with chairs worse than any airline, go about 30 mph for half a day wondering if you’d have done better off riding your bike. oh also for some reason you take a bus between stations at some point, (and not because there’s no rail connection) and if you miss the transfer hopefully you arrived at a station with staff or got a phone to reschedule or you’re stuck