<story><title>Getting High-Speed Rail Wrong</title><url>https://pedestrianobservations.com/2021/05/12/randal-otoole-gets-high-speed-rail-wrong/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>DominikPeters</author><text>Lots of intercity bus advocates in the comments; I wonder if those people are frequent users. I’ve always regretted when I’ve chosen intercity buses. They are uncomfortable and cramped, get stuck in traffic, and you can’t properly do laptop work. I once took a flixbus from DC to NY to save $30 over Amtrak - what a terrible decision. (Riding Greyhound is an even more self-hating experience.) The price difference is telling: no one takes a bus when a train is available at the same price.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>perardi</author><text>As someone who had the distinct pleasure of some long bus rides in college:&lt;p&gt;I would rather staple myself to the bottom of a semi than ride a bus between 2 cities. I’d rather hitchhike, end up temporarily imprisoned in a grain silo, and fight free using my wits and a corn cob than ride a bus again. If my choice was a bus or simply never traveling again: well welcome to my cloister.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.news-gazette.com&amp;#x2F;news&amp;#x2F;suburban-express-shuts-down&amp;#x2F;article_e83c7a83-2d70-500f-9858-fff69b7cd08f.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.news-gazette.com&amp;#x2F;news&amp;#x2F;suburban-express-shuts-dow...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>Getting High-Speed Rail Wrong</title><url>https://pedestrianobservations.com/2021/05/12/randal-otoole-gets-high-speed-rail-wrong/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>DominikPeters</author><text>Lots of intercity bus advocates in the comments; I wonder if those people are frequent users. I’ve always regretted when I’ve chosen intercity buses. They are uncomfortable and cramped, get stuck in traffic, and you can’t properly do laptop work. I once took a flixbus from DC to NY to save $30 over Amtrak - what a terrible decision. (Riding Greyhound is an even more self-hating experience.) The price difference is telling: no one takes a bus when a train is available at the same price.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>dougmwne</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m not quite as down on busses, but trains really are vastly more comfortable. After a bus ride I am physically tired because I need to engage my core to stay balanced through the bumps and turns. On a train you can actually rest.</text></comment>