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Watch: The slow, sad decline of Amtrak
Amtrak just turned 40 years old. Unfortunately it's been in decline for almost its entire existence, a fact made clear by this animated timeline map.
Mon, May 16 2011 at 11:56 AM
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Photo: Martin Cathrae/Flickr
I found a really depressing graphic over at Grist that shows the slow decay of Amtrak's reach since the 1960s. I bet most of us are unaware of how good the train coverage in the U.S. used to be. Years of neglect and Congressional apathy has decimated what was once proud transportation system — a problem we're all paying for with more congested streets and highways and more polluted air from all the cars we need to get from point A to point B.
Via Grist via the National Association of Railroad Passengers
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have you heard of the beoing 707 and the nation highway system?
do you think that had anything to do with the decline of the passenger system?
It is still pretty sad. Not everyone has a car and not everyone can afford to fly. The system is pathetic too. For me to travel to the next largest city over on Amtrak I have to catch the train at 3 am for thats the only time it comes into the station.