▲ 607 ▼ TIL Amtrak will let you attach your own private car to one of their trains and they charge you per a mile (lemmy.world) submitted 11 months ago* by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to c/til@lemmy.world 141 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] stoly@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago (1 child) Because they love the experience. Trains are really a lot of fun. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Newsteinleo@midwest.social 10 points 11 months ago (1 child) I would gladly take the train over flying. You have more leg room, there is a dinning car, and way less security theater to deal with. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 point 11 months ago (1 child) I'mma be taking so many trains when Rail Baltica gets built Wait that sounds a bit wrong Anyway yeah, for short to medium distances, rail is awesome. I haven't tried super long distance rail yet. I've flown twice in my life and it was nice, but the first time was a short flight (3 hours) and the second time I had someone abuse their platinum status to get me one of dem nice emergency exit seats where there's no limit to your legroom. I imagine if you're going on like a 2 or 3 week vacation, taking a train or several there and back would be super nice, but if you're spending a week on another continent because of time constraints, a plane sounds better. Once shit gets built though, I can take a local train to Tallinn, then take the new slightly faster train to Poland, then from there to Germany. The most ridiculous thing about this is the fact that this train route is going to be a HUGE thing for car enthusiasts, because the biggest used car market in Europe is Germany, and right now you have to fly to Germany to go buy a car if you can't find what you want closer (also German prices are better). So it's gonna be a great train route for car enthusiasts (among all the other people of course). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago (1 child) can you ship your purchased cars home by rail easily? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 point 11 months ago (1 child) No? You drive back the 2000 km obviously. Part of it is the Autobahn! You can also skip half the distance with a ferry, but it won't be saving much time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago (1 child) bummer. I'm a sucker for cars on trains :D permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 point 11 months ago* Ah, well, there may be commercial freight services for that. Passenger trains aren't gonna be wasting any cars on cars I think. But anyway, large part of the experience is the drive back IMO. You don't go to Germany to pick up a Toyota Corolla, those things come on trailers. You go there in person to buy something sporty or luxury, then roadtrip back permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Newsteinleo@midwest.social 10 points 11 months ago (1 child) I would gladly take the train over flying. You have more leg room, there is a dinning car, and way less security theater to deal with. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 point 11 months ago (1 child) I'mma be taking so many trains when Rail Baltica gets built Wait that sounds a bit wrong Anyway yeah, for short to medium distances, rail is awesome. I haven't tried super long distance rail yet. I've flown twice in my life and it was nice, but the first time was a short flight (3 hours) and the second time I had someone abuse their platinum status to get me one of dem nice emergency exit seats where there's no limit to your legroom. I imagine if you're going on like a 2 or 3 week vacation, taking a train or several there and back would be super nice, but if you're spending a week on another continent because of time constraints, a plane sounds better. Once shit gets built though, I can take a local train to Tallinn, then take the new slightly faster train to Poland, then from there to Germany. The most ridiculous thing about this is the fact that this train route is going to be a HUGE thing for car enthusiasts, because the biggest used car market in Europe is Germany, and right now you have to fly to Germany to go buy a car if you can't find what you want closer (also German prices are better). So it's gonna be a great train route for car enthusiasts (among all the other people of course). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago (1 child) can you ship your purchased cars home by rail easily? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 point 11 months ago (1 child) No? You drive back the 2000 km obviously. Part of it is the Autobahn! You can also skip half the distance with a ferry, but it won't be saving much time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago (1 child) bummer. I'm a sucker for cars on trains :D permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 point 11 months ago* Ah, well, there may be commercial freight services for that. Passenger trains aren't gonna be wasting any cars on cars I think. But anyway, large part of the experience is the drive back IMO. You don't go to Germany to pick up a Toyota Corolla, those things come on trailers. You go there in person to buy something sporty or luxury, then roadtrip back permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 point 11 months ago (1 child) I'mma be taking so many trains when Rail Baltica gets built Wait that sounds a bit wrong Anyway yeah, for short to medium distances, rail is awesome. I haven't tried super long distance rail yet. I've flown twice in my life and it was nice, but the first time was a short flight (3 hours) and the second time I had someone abuse their platinum status to get me one of dem nice emergency exit seats where there's no limit to your legroom. I imagine if you're going on like a 2 or 3 week vacation, taking a train or several there and back would be super nice, but if you're spending a week on another continent because of time constraints, a plane sounds better. Once shit gets built though, I can take a local train to Tallinn, then take the new slightly faster train to Poland, then from there to Germany. The most ridiculous thing about this is the fact that this train route is going to be a HUGE thing for car enthusiasts, because the biggest used car market in Europe is Germany, and right now you have to fly to Germany to go buy a car if you can't find what you want closer (also German prices are better). So it's gonna be a great train route for car enthusiasts (among all the other people of course). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago (1 child) can you ship your purchased cars home by rail easily? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 point 11 months ago (1 child) No? You drive back the 2000 km obviously. Part of it is the Autobahn! You can also skip half the distance with a ferry, but it won't be saving much time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago (1 child) bummer. I'm a sucker for cars on trains :D permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 point 11 months ago* Ah, well, there may be commercial freight services for that. Passenger trains aren't gonna be wasting any cars on cars I think. But anyway, large part of the experience is the drive back IMO. You don't go to Germany to pick up a Toyota Corolla, those things come on trailers. You go there in person to buy something sporty or luxury, then roadtrip back permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago (1 child) can you ship your purchased cars home by rail easily? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 point 11 months ago (1 child) No? You drive back the 2000 km obviously. Part of it is the Autobahn! You can also skip half the distance with a ferry, but it won't be saving much time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago (1 child) bummer. I'm a sucker for cars on trains :D permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 point 11 months ago* Ah, well, there may be commercial freight services for that. Passenger trains aren't gonna be wasting any cars on cars I think. But anyway, large part of the experience is the drive back IMO. You don't go to Germany to pick up a Toyota Corolla, those things come on trailers. You go there in person to buy something sporty or luxury, then roadtrip back permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 point 11 months ago (1 child) No? You drive back the 2000 km obviously. Part of it is the Autobahn! You can also skip half the distance with a ferry, but it won't be saving much time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago (1 child) bummer. I'm a sucker for cars on trains :D permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 point 11 months ago* Ah, well, there may be commercial freight services for that. Passenger trains aren't gonna be wasting any cars on cars I think. But anyway, large part of the experience is the drive back IMO. You don't go to Germany to pick up a Toyota Corolla, those things come on trailers. You go there in person to buy something sporty or luxury, then roadtrip back permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago (1 child) bummer. I'm a sucker for cars on trains :D permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 point 11 months ago* Ah, well, there may be commercial freight services for that. Passenger trains aren't gonna be wasting any cars on cars I think. But anyway, large part of the experience is the drive back IMO. You don't go to Germany to pick up a Toyota Corolla, those things come on trailers. You go there in person to buy something sporty or luxury, then roadtrip back permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 point 11 months ago* Ah, well, there may be commercial freight services for that. Passenger trains aren't gonna be wasting any cars on cars I think. But anyway, large part of the experience is the drive back IMO. You don't go to Germany to pick up a Toyota Corolla, those things come on trailers. You go there in person to buy something sporty or luxury, then roadtrip back permalink fedilink source parent