Have you ever traveled via train?

[bigpauly]

[HighlyVolatile]

I ride the train all the time here in Japan including shinkansen (bullet train). It's my preferred mode of transportation and I tend to favor it even more than driving since I don't need a designated driver if I drink, it tends to be much cheaper, and I can do things like read books without getting motion sickness.

[HighlyVolatile]

Rush hour can be a bit unpleasant though, like so:

... I'm fairly used to it though.

[Waldoe]

yes, I used to LOVE it... not many trains left, Dining Car, Bar Car, Sleepers, constant change of view... one time I picked a seat on the wrong side of the train... "Pacific Coast Starlighter" instead of an ocean view... I saw Junkyards and highways... NOT a Scenic Vista
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[Sirenboobzilla]

Growing up in New York I've practically lived kn trains. Now, outside of the subway I have taken trips from NY down to Florida and cross country to Seattle. By far the best way to travel. 100% not time friendly, but the scenery is always 👌

[shaysh87]

Did you take amtrack cross country train or by car?

[Sirenboobzilla]

Amtrak. Took around 3 days

[Smoke-n-Growls]

I did a few hours on a trip in France, from Paris to Versailles. That was cool.

I'd love to do more train travel, though. I wish trains were more prevalent in my city - I'd use a train over a car every day if it were practical.

[CaptainOverthink]

Not traveled as in over the border and onwards for days, no.

But like a commoner, you know. Take the train to the capital or elsewhere things will go down. Trips could range from 20min to 9hours. I do most of the sleeping.

[meetkitty123]

Sure into NY city or local for fun. I never traveled very long distances. I actually really want to go on a long train ride across country

[Kaamraj]

Yes I have and the moment I could afford it, I started travelling by air. Trains in my country are overcrowded, you can literally have six guys sitting in a seat made for three or four, irrespective if they have paid for the ticket or not.

[WonderBell99]

Yes, I have a couple of times. But I prefer airways.

[jimmy2]

As a killed all my day I wanted to ride a train. Dad said we go then we did not. At 30 I went to India on a mission trip in New Delia we were to take a train North just South of Pakistan's border. I got on that train and the rocking motion out me right to sleep. I missed that one too

[Bluemax]

When I returned my mother's ashes to her home town, I traveled from Los Angeles to Chicago by train (my mother loved trains). It was an awesome experience.

[DizzyDesii]

Yes. Worse mode of transportation ever. Too many rail bumpings. And the train rocks you back and forth like a mom putting her baby to sleep. I wanted to puke

[Fromdusktilldawn]

Over there in the US train lines are hard to find if you're not in a metropolitan area

[JustinTheGreat]

Yes, I don’t live too far from Boston and I live right next to the train station so I’ve taken the train there many times. It’s about a 45 minutes ride.
And last summer I took a train to New York to visit my brother that just moved there

[exitseven]

Yes, I took Amtrak to go to NYC. It was a really nice ride. Ittook about 4 hours and it ended up right in Penn Station. If I flew instead it would probably take the same amount of time and it would be a horror show.

[England4eva]

No, but it’s a dream of mine since I was little to have a train holiday 🌻

[DermalPunch]

Oh yes I have! I love travelling by train. I've traveled across three Canadian provinces by train then back. It is one of my most preferred methods of travel.

[Whatthefluff]

Yes but just to doctor's appointments or ball games.

[jennifer_bloom]

Yeah after my cruise to Alaska I took a train through a park with wild bears on the sides and I had a dinner inside the train.

[ChrisMaster69]

Yeah it’s one of the main ways to travel in the UK.

longest trip was across most of China by train east to west and back again

[Razp_Sorbet]

I mean I use to get the train every day to work. If I'm going into town I'll most likely catch the train. Got it a lot in the UK

[bolverk]

Yes, it was one of the easiest ways to travel long distances in the UK if you do not have a car, but the fares have rocketed up in price over the last 10 years.

[Aerissa_Jade]

California Zephyr a couple of times, both east and west.

[ArrowheadSW]

Just a few times. It was cool! I want to do it again and take a longer trip.

[TrueConfection]

Never overnight. I think the longest distance was about 200 miles.

[Prettygurl12]

Yes. Not for any great period of time or anything, though.

[TheUniqueOne96]

Yeah, but not for a long time.

I last went on one about 10 years ago.

[KrisPW]

I've always wanted to do the whole sleeper train thing. Haven't had the opportunity yet.

[CandiceK]

We took a train in Thailand that had a sleeper car. We also paid extra for an air conditioned car. It was hilarious. We were still sweating like pigs, and the beds looked just like The Skipper and Gilligan's hammocks. lol All you had was a curtain you could shut to divide yourself from others. If you went to the bathroom and looked into the toilet, you could see the train tracks. No holding tank. It just flew all over the tracks. I loved it. But only once. We flew back to Bangkok.

[KrisPW]

@CandiceK Lol... That's NOT quite the picture I had in my head... But I'll bet it was an experience for sure.

[CandiceK]

My cousin was sitting across the isle from us. It was so funny, because when I indicated to the lady to bring us two beers, she brought four beers. I know that it was a scam, but we didn't care.
It was an awesome train ride.

[Adam1978]

Yes it's my preferred way to travel within the country.

[ryanontario]

only on subways and didn't go that far , never been on a long trip

[MTC29]

I love trains and always bought a Euro Pass when traveling in Europe.

[slatyb]

Yes, it's common in the northeast US and of course in Europe.

[josephinelcajon]

Yes but not overnight. It was smooth fast and I liked it!

[OfDeath]

Yes. Both legally and illegally. I've literally jumped onto a moving freight train just like in the movies.

[KostasKouvalis]

Yeah, to Pikes Peak
From California to Baja
In Poland
From Cusco to Machu Picchu
In Copenhagen
In Taiwan

I think that's it

[kinggeorge007]

Oooh yeah. I've taken exactly the same train in the picture for numerous times. Yes, I'm from Sri Lanka.

[Smartman5]

Yeah. I have traveled by train many times. I think the best travel tool is the train. I love trains. I wish it was possible to build railways all over the world.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

I'd like to travel by train possibly to visit "Ground Zero" and I'm in Pennsylvania US

[sheikalana]

I have not but I really want to travel via train and cruise boat.

[Drumlin2001]

Not really. Commuted and day trips but not really traveled

[megabamse]

Yes it's nice, well the train I took was nice. We had our own sleeping cabin and everything

[Likes2drive]

Yeah, a few times to Manhattan and one time to Washington DC from outside, but best one was the Chunnel from London to Paris

[Pudsmucker]

I traveled by train a lot when I was in Europe. I wish they would bring the trail by train back to the United States

[Selena1987]

Yes but I prefer traveling by plain
Just high speed trains are good I think which I haven’t had any experience

[oliversamuel]

When I was a kid, I took the train twice a day (if the subway counts).

[Freyke]

I have and I love it. But not in the late evenings. There is usually one odd person in there.

[Massageman]

Yes - very nice trip around the western US and in Southern Canada too.
Very scenic.

[DonkeyDan]

Yes plenty of travel by train, 32 hours was the longest train journey I've done. Love the train.

[Dogman683]

Yes I have but it's been a long time since I have rode on a train.

[Fromdusktilldawn]

Yea from Luxembourg to Berlin, to London, to Paris, to Brussels and to the German northern coast.

[LilyByte]

only a few times but here in America passenger railways suck

[grierwrange]

ReallyS? Why

[LilyByte]

@grierwrange well the main passenger train service we have is Amtrak and its owed by the government it was supposed to be a temporary solution because the government expected some companies would make their own passenger rail service but that never really happened so now all we have is a Amtrak which docent even own a majority of the rain lines in the country ao it has to stop for all cargo trains sense Amtrak is sharing their tracks and cargo trains get top priority sense they own the railroad meaning Amtrak trains are notoriously much slower than just driving

[shaysh87]

Im thinking about taking amtrack cross country for vacation. Do you recommend it

[LilyByte]

@shaysh87 depends if you are going though a scenic part of the country amtrack can offer a nice ride though those ares but if u dont wanna spend mush time traveling to your destination then a plane probably gonna be better

[LivingExample]

Yes, my Father was a Pullman Porter so we rode the train for free!

[Smartman5]

This is great 😍

[LivingExample]

My favorite was the Dining Car with the white linen table cloths!

[Smartman5]

I also love to take the train. I love trains. I wish it was possible to build railways all over the world. What country do you live in by the way? What train company did your father work for?

[LivingExample]

United States, it has been a long time but I think it was Union Pacific!

[Smartman5]

I think you misremember. Union Pacific is a freight-only company. does not carry passengers.

[LivingExample]

My father was born in 1906 and retired in the seventies. His obituary states “employed by the Pullman Co. and Union Pacific Railroad Co.” In 2022 it probably is a freight-only company!

[Smartman5]

Is the train preferred within the borders of the USA? I'm asking for passenger transportation. The rail network in the USA is very extensive. Which vehicle is used the most for travel between cities and interstates? train, bus, plane... in my country, it is considered rich in terms of railroads, but for some reason the number of flights is quite low. And since there are rough lands in many regions, it is not possible to build railways everywhere. but the views are beautiful. In fact, many things are possible with today's technology, but if it is not popular, it will be done in vain. At least, the number of trips on existing lines should be increased. I don't live in America.

[LivingExample]

We live in a society that everyone wants everything immediately so I would think Airplanes are probably the most popular!

[Smartman5]

How are the road landscapes in America generally? that is, do the trains always go straight and pass through deserts or do they exist on routes with mountains, forests and rivers?

[zagor]

Yes, but 90% of my train travel has been in Europe.

[Shellywelly]

More times than I can remember. Days out on trains are very popular in England.

[Cleopatra1980]

From Delaware to FL it was fun. Also Paris to Athens was fun seeing country side.

[IsoUser]

I actually love traveling by train and looking at the Country.

[Deserter]

Only a few miles. I like it so long as it's not the subway 🤢🤮

[KrakenAttackin]

It has been many years but yes. Travel by train is actually a cool way to go

[OddBeMe]

In Europe. Oh and from Penn to NY. Def more comfy than planes.

[northwestripper666]

Nope. It's far too expensive to get from point A to B.

[Cowboy6666]

Yes but it was more than 8 years ago since I travel last in train

[dustybiker]

No. Something I always wanted to.

[bigpauly]

We will make it part of our road trip

[dustybiker]

Very cool idea! I like it!
Actually always wanted to take a train through the alps. I like Rick Steves Europe episodes.

[bigpauly]

Sounds amazing

[Guslove]

Yea we’ve been on a train in Alaska with amazing views..

[BLP11520]

Once in the USA, and a bunch in Germany. Two years there USAF.

[Subarugirl]

Absolutely several times.

[bigpauly]

I have seen some of your posts about getting out and traveling. You seem very adventurous.

I am trying to be more like that going forward.

[Subarugirl]

I live 3 hours away from seattle so taking the train there and back is better than driving.

[bigpauly]

Oh interesting. I’ve never loved anywhere which a train would be a better mode of transportation anywhere

[Blackcupcake]

yes I really enjoy it