Ed,
This is my experience exactly. And, I forgot to mention that any
sleeping car fare also includes all meals enroute, an added bonus. And,
like Jonathan says, the meals are far better than anything provided by
an airline, even in the good old days.
Bill Barber
On Wednesday, February 25, 2004, at 04:53 PM, CBQ@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 20:26:31 -0800
> From: jonathanharris@earthlink.net
> Subject: Re: One Last Gasp.....
>
> Ed --
>
> Your recent experience with Amtrak is certainly different than mine. A
> couple years back, Patricia and I took the "California Zephyr" from
> Oakland, CA to Grand Jct., CO, where we rented a car for 2 weeks, then
> caught the train back home. Not only was it an extremely pleasant
> trip, but
> it was actually cheaper than either flying into Denver or driving
> (when you
> figure in the cost of 2 nights each way in modest motels, plus 2
> average
> restaurant meals per day, with something like a daily picnic lunch). I
> realize you were looking into sleeping accommodations much fancier than
> what we had (the modern equivalent of a "section" with 2 bunks). But we
> both found it very relaxing and comfortable. The food, while hardly
> gourmet, was several orders of magnitude above anything you'd get on an
> airline these days. And with the First Class fare, you could have
> anything
> you wanted on the menu for free (except alchohol, which mattered very
> little to me). And the people were great -- so friendly and
> interesting!
> Airlines, in crowding folks together, actually make people less
> inclined to
> interact. Trains encourage sociability, through e.g. shared dining at a
> table, the longer time spent together, and facility in moving around. I
> would be very sorry to see this route ended, as is threatened.
>
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