>>2049984>Thoughts on this transcontinental rail lineLooking at the route for Amtrak, it's no wonder it is a money-losing train system. A transcontinental route that skips many population centers means it will not get regular route usage from casual vacationers and casual travelers. To be useful, an Amtrak transcontinental route should have a stop in each state's population center. Instead, Amtrak skips Phoenix, Arizona for example. Thus even the Tucson, Arizona people find it even harder to use Amtrak as they have to go all the way to Flagstaff to catch the train. Driving that distance they should just commit that distance towards driving to their destination in San Diego or Los Angeles anyways.
