Tuesday, November 27, 2007
I Really Dislike Amtrak
So one weekend I was going home and my mom decided I should take Amtrak because I was tried of taking Greyhound and she wasn't going to make the 6 hour drive to come get me. When I first got on the train I was happy because it was definitely more spacious than Greyhound but as the trip went on I found it was no better if not worse than Greyhound. When the train departed from Richmond it stopped less than 30 minutes away for 2 hours. Now it was summer and hot so when the engine went off so did the air conditioner. While the train was stopped a conductor never came around to say what problem the train was having. After we started moving again the train stopped after passing Washington D.C. Everyone on the train was becoming irritated because of this and the conductors not giving any information on what was happening. Anyway I was supposed to arrive in New Jersey at midnight but I didn't get there until 6am the next morning. Amtrak never even issued an apology for all the delays.
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I am sorry to here that you had such a bad experience. I enjoy going home on Amtrack, and have never had a bad experience. Though i would have to agree that getting out of Richmond can be a bit of a challenge so i get on at the Richmond Main Street station heading south and I am able to avoid all stops until Williamsburg.
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