AAA funds trains to replace cars

National Train Day is May 10 in the USA.
Americans will "celebrate" by whining.  Most will whine about high gas prices for their cars.
I and other Train advocates will whine about American trains being so far behind European trains.

Irony of the week.  American Automobile Association (AAA) gives a 10% discount for Amtrak train tickets.
So AAA is, in effect, helping to fund trains to replace cars.
We like it.

(Photo: Julie gets complimentary coffee, newspaper and meals on our Amtrak trip from New Orleans  to Wisconsin this week. We got a roomette, cost still cheap.)

Comments

[Harold Jarche]

I'm taking the train to Montreal tomorrow and looking forward to a pleasant night's sleep. It's the same price as a discount plane ticket (with the fuel surcharge added of course).