' _I like that they don't have blinding flourescent lights on full power overhead_ .' That's going to disappear once the new Avelia Liberty trainsets come on line. '_The oil lobby has certainly ruined affordable rail transport in the US_ .' There is an oli lobby, yes, and it has done some damage, but so has the airline lobby. Also, Americans-younger, _emoprogressive_ ones in particular- don't vote enough and when they do, instead of voting for the _realistic_ candidate(s) from the _realistic_ party that's the only one who can get into power and carry out what they want to see happen, they vote for the unrealistic candidate(s) from the fringe party that can't ever realistically get elected to Congress or to state legislatures, so nothing that they want to see happen (including the building of high-speed rail) happens. Americans that want to see the oil lobby and the airline lobby (as well as the automobile lobby-even _if_ it's building electric vehicles) be neutralized have to start organizing smartly and organize better, and also have to be _realistic_ about what can happen (politics is the art of the possible, and sometimes you have to compromise, because you can't get everything you want-but you can get what you need.) ' _We're told aging infrastructure prevents upgrading the rail system. How many billions was spent invading Afghanistan? We seemed to be able to do that fast enough. But addressing aging infrastructure remains too difficult. Please don't insult the average person's intelligence_ ' That relates to what I said above about organizing better, and making your voice heard to your congressperson/senator so that if ever anybody tries to declare war on some country, said senator/congressperson will vote against it and make sure it doesn't get underway (you maay also have to form lobbies to get what you want as far as building improved railways and new infrastructure.)

@@Neville60001 It doesn't matter which party is in power, this has been going on for decades.

Northeast Corridor from Boston to DC is nearly all electric; no diesel involved.

You can't invade Afghanistan by rail....

That's quite scary because I even consider Europe far behind

@@zeincexxx1285 NOT as far behind as the US.

@@benschaeffer8102 That's why I've said it's "quite scary" 😂

Thanks for the suggestion! I plan to do first class once the Avelia Liberty is rolled out.

Thanks so much! I'd love to try first class sometime! Maybe when Avelia Liberty enters service, I will review first class!

It’s cheaper to fly

@@robertherman1146 flying is also boring

@@robertherman1146 why the hell do you wanna fly for such medium distance like who will take a plane to go from Boston to nyc highspeed trains are better for medium distance travel

Acela is not high speed rail. Not even close. It’s also terribly bumpy on the way and the carriages are dirty and poorly maintained.

Oh wow nice

@@thiagoknows3504 My house is one hour away from that station! 😀

@@darthblader2002cool

The train is a great way to travel stress free. As for speed, it depends where you are coming from. Its a great way to get from Boston to New York, Philadelphia and Washington DC. Outside the Northeast Corridor travel times can take a lot longer.

Going Southbound the left side is preferable since you'll get some nice views of the Connecticut coastline.

Yeah, The cafe was pretty pricey.

@@travelingadventureswithdan3181, that is why _you carry your own food_ that you've made beforehand or bought beforehand onboard (don't make or buy _any_ stinky food [hamburgers hot dogs, pizza, or anything else that will stink up the car], buy or make 'cold' food [pasta salad, salad, cold cut deli sandwiches, and/or cold submarine sandwiches.])

Oh, and I’ve recently seen ticket one-way from philly to NYC on acela for as little as $32

Yeah, It takes some getting used to especially if you're used to the open seating concept which has been used for years. I do like being able to choose my seat ahead of time though!

You can get good fares if you are flexible with times and book early enough.

Thanks for letting me know!

i regret the $120 round trip to go to dc from philly when it was just $40 by bus, for the exact same time...

@carlsmith5545, your bitching about what the USA does't have is just that; a lot of bitching about it without doing anything political about it. Instead of doing so, why not just enjoy this video and the trip shown on it, and (unless you're willing to do something politically about it) please consider quitting your bellyaching about the state of railways in the USA? It's getting tiresome.