THE INTERNET IS SPLIT
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“The central tradeoff in rail travel is between the benefits of shared, electric commuting and the potential for missed connections, as well as the inconvenience of stations being far from destinations outside dense corridors.”
You can read, work, or stare out the window instead of spending the trip gripping a steering wheel.
City-centre arrival often removes the rental car, parking hunt, and airport transfer from the trip.
A shared electric train is usually a much gentler way to move a crowd than separate cars.
A missed connection can turn one delay into a chain reaction you have almost no power to fix.
Outside dense corridors, the station may be nowhere near where you actually need to go.
For a family, four train tickets can cost dramatically more than sharing one car.