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Subject: Re: USA Continues to Abuse Innocent UK Tourists Posted on: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 15:41:55 +0000 (UTC)

davos10001@hotmail.com (Davo) wrote in message news:...



> 4. If your trip is less than say 400 km (250 miles) inside the US,
> take a train. Much less hassle - you can simply buy a ticket and get
> on board. And although it's slower than a plane, you actually arrive
> at your destination sooner because you save time on airport transfers,
> security checks, aircraft delays etc.


Would that it were feasible to take that advice between more
city-pairs. Unfortunately, outside of the Northeast Corridor and a
few routes in California and the Midwest, Amtrak service between many
cities in that distance range is either infrequent or nonexistent.

Alan Follett