There is as much evidence for this quote as the quote in the OPYet one is true , the other is unverified ? <| sep |> A few months back I went to a McDonald ' s with the new system and the screen had automatically updated the fact that the milkshake machine was broken and wouldn ' t let you order milkshakes . I presume it must do something similar for food items . <| sep |> I just looked again and they ' re doing a raincheck for it at the $ 38 . 99 price today in case you were still kinda interested . <| sep |> Isn ' t it an abbreviation for Mongolian ? <| sep |> Nope , essentially it doesn ' t . Yes there are a few Amtrak routes , but many major cities lack rail transit entirely , and the routes that do exist are primarily for tourist purposes , or as cheaper but very slow alternatives to flying . In the Bay Area for example , there is a line that goes from Richmond to the Lake Tahoe area . It might be useful if you are going to Sacramento and want to take a much longer time getting there than driving , but otherwise it isn ' t that useful . I ' ve taken a number of these routes because I enjoy trains , but damn are they slow the trip from San Fran to LA takes about 12 hours , twice the time it takes to drive . Chinese HSR run at about 186 mph by comparison , so driving isn ' t a viable alternative , and flying is only preferable for very long distances . The east coast is the only place in the US with a decent intercity rail network that people actually regularly use .