Subj : Re: Boeing buys out of a
To   : Ward Dossche
From : Dave Drum
Date : Fri May 30 2025 01:45:00

-=> Ward Dossche wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> Me and light aircraft get along just fine. Airliners - not so much. I
 DD> prefer Amtrak for long distances. Plus the food is better, too. Bv)=

 WD> Well, that is if there "IS" Amtrack.

Passenger rail is down quite a bit from its "hey-day". My first long 
distance trip was from Springfield, IL to St. Louis on the GM&O (now/
currently) ATSF. Jumped onto CB&Q's Twin Citiies Express to Faribault,
MN. Along the way motive power and crews weere changed and it became
a Rock Island "Rocket"  Bv)=

 WD> The northern line which runs from St.Paul (I think) to somewhere
 WD> Seattle uses Burlington-Northern tracks where priority if given to
 WD> freight trains. A full day's delay on arrival is not uncommon.

 WD> I once drove a Trailways bus transcontinental from LA to NYC (and other
 WD> routes). 4 days. Recently I looked into doing it again for fun, busses
 WD> with wifi etc ... it was costlier than flying 6 hours.

If I read that right you were aq bus driver???? Hardly ever see passenger
busses around here. Greyhound maintains a passenger terminal at a local 
auto salvage and towing firm. Trailways has disappearede. Lots of big
charter busses like Windy City Tours.

Last airplane ride I took was from SPI to DCA direct and was a round trip.
The plane was a twin turboprop Fairchild puddle jumper.

.... "The barbeque is the root of all civilization." -- Michael Petch
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