Step inside the sprawling factory in California where the largest fleet replacement in Amtrak’s 55-year history is coming together piece by piece.

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    Huh, surprised the Trump admin and Senate didn’t cut funding for these. Hopefully it sparks new interest and we can get the next generation to vote out the NIMBYs and get us some real high speed rail. US air travel is a fucking joke, it’s getting to where I’d rather take a train. I mean If I’m gonna be stuck in Denver because I missed a connection I’d rather be at the train station able to go to a hotel and see the town, instead of stuck in the airport, with a 2 hour gated wait because of TSA and the dangling rotten carrot airilines call standby.

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      All someone has to do is tell Trump that Biden likes Amtrak and these will all disappear

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        Hence my surprise. But you wouldn’t care would you Archer? It’s your privilege to ride as a rail baron in the Tunt Family private rail cars.

        Actually, I do remember you having some trouble with Canadian separatists while you were doing it. Do you still have contact with the Nova Scotia Liberation Front? We could use their help in the upcoming border wars the Trump administration is sabre rattling about.

        Mallory Archer

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      US air travel is a fucking joke[;] it’s getting to where I’d rather take a train.

      yeah. Can you imagine a rolling capsule hotel? Go to bed in Bakersfield and wake up outside of Newark as the train slows for your stop? “bing-bong… your stop, SEC-AU-CUS, is in 30 minutes. Please …bzzt…check your bags and ensure you have everything with you when you leave. pchkt!”

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        Did a long trip on a train once and did just this. Started the trip late in the day, woke up almost at the destination. Was great!