Perhaps the state could help sponsor thruway service using the dedicated Amtrak buses as in California or even, on a smaller scale, like North Carolina.
Because there are hundreds of miles of taxpayer - subsidized streets and highways for every mile of railroad track in suitable condition to host passenger trains.Why Amtrak is always linked to intercity buses is beyond me.
Intercity rail and intercity bus services complement each other. Having intermodal (bus/rail) stations allows connections between the two and also means there are more passengers at a given station, making it easier to provide services such as restaurants at that station that might not be possible with separate stations.Why Amtrak is always linked to intercity buses is beyond me.
So you're saying it has windows?When you are standing outside, you can see inside. When you are standing inside, you can see outside.
I liked looking at all those pics of the new Birmingham intermodial station, plus the current and past station houses and platforms. Good to see that is finally being built, though the platform the Crescent stops at sure looks old(a la Toledo, OH). It's sad when you see stations like Birmingham and Toledo and see the out of service side platforms(both here, and the out of service side platforms in Toledo just to the east of the platform location where the LSL and CL stop), it sure does remind those riding on Amtrak long distance trains how many more trains used to serve stations like these 2.Sorry - Try this one
http://hastybob.rrpicturearchives.net/archivethumbs.aspx?id=94874
Last 4 photos on the second page of photos.
Bob
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