Kayak. I always use Kayak since they aggregate results from everywhere, and oh, I specifically unchecked Milwaukee (MKE) since you said Chicago.. else there are even cheaper and faster 1-stop options available, like these ones-
As of right now, there are 1,564 trains carrying passengers in India. And it's the middle of the night.
Yeah. Some of the trunk routes seem to have as much traffic in the middle of the night as the NEC has during rush hours!
An excellent graphic (display of a complex system) - thanks for posting the link
Compare that with this- over 7,200 flights currently in the air over United States.
The RailRadar site has a search option on the left side of the screen, enter the train name or number and it will show you where the Brahmaputra Mail is currently.
On that map, anything that is not running on scheduled time is in red, if you click some of the red trains, you'll find some of them are running just 15-20 minutes late but still they show up as red while the ones running 3 hours late show up red too. As with Amtrak, these trains also have padding built in, so a lot of those "red" trains will likely end their journeys on time, or pretty close to schedule. The 67% OTP also comes from same metric, I forgot the exact number but I think it is something like anything over 10 or 15 minutes late is not OTP anymore.
Just kidding. We all appreciate what you've accomplished!Like the Golden Rule: "He who has the Gold, Rules"?
We Indians also have much more of a "We will get there whenever we get there" kind of attitude. So that helps too.
Sure produces less stress and unhappiness... also may be related to viewing the train ride as part of the "experience" vs merely just a way to get from point A to point B.We Indians also have much more of a "We will get there whenever we get there" kind of attitude. So that helps too.
We Indians also have much more of a "We will get there whenever we get there" kind of attitude. So that helps too.
Good one jis! Makes me think of the Old Days in Mexico when Passenger Trains were Frequent, much Safer than Buses and Cheap but also SLOW!! (24 Hours Late was the Norm on LD Routes!) Lots of Tourists would be pacing around the Stations and Platforms, checking their Watch, looking down the Tracks etc. Inevibably somewone would ask "When is the Damn Train gonna get here?!" Usually an Indian (Mexico Native)or Campesino waiting in the shade would answer: "When it gets here Senor!" ^_^
What about all the freight in India? How do they get moved around? The latter option would be better to just have everyone arrive a little late. I wouldn't mind unless I had to make a cross-platform transfer between two trains arrving at the same time.
Despite all the lateness, I still wish Mexico had passenger trains. Their dominant buses are dangerous and very unreliable, bad drivers and lots of breakdowns. They attempt to cover up the bad situation with large, comfortable seats.We Indians also have much more of a "We will get there whenever we get there" kind of attitude. So that helps too.
I was going frozen for a sec, good call, Dave.
They are reliably unreliable
Todays Mexicann Busses compared to the Bad Old Days are as a 787 compared to a Wright Brothers Flyer! 1,000,000% Better but there is not near the Thrills , Chills and Excitment (read Terror!) that the "Chicken Buses" used to provide!
The Best way to ride on a LD Mexican Bus was to join the Drivers (there were always 2 even if one was 12!!! ) in getting Drunk, Pass out and hope when you woke up you were still Alive!! :giggle:Well, I'd say "preferred mode of transport among the politicians".
