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Originally Posted by Billfred
This is where I mention that Amtrak lets you bring on two carry-ons and check three more. You can check three more after that for $10 a bag.
There are other advantages (and, granted, disadvantages), but it's awful hard to beat for raw baggage-moving ability.
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That's why I like the Northeast; we actually have semi-decent train service. (Though there is a lot of work to do before it would be on-par with European rail travel).
While the cost of long-distance trains in this country is usually near the cost of airfare, there's just something about trains - whether it's watching the scenery, the increased 'freedom' on board trains versus flying, or just being able to relax - that I've always preferred.
I just wish the government would stop pouring billions into highway projects that just annoy us with construction work for years on end (only to never make the highways any better than they started), and actually put that money somewhere where it has a chance of making the government a profit - in efficient passenger rail service. Amtrak's Northeast Corridor line actually makes a profit, so it is possible.
/ End side-tracked (pun intended) comment.