Comment Re:Here is how it will work (Score 1) 567
Ha ha ha.
I have no idea how inter-state rail works over there in the US (I'd imagine not very well, since public transport seems to be an alien concept to the majority of Americans and a simple journey from South to North usually requires a twelve-hour change at Chicago) but... it'll be just like a 'normal', commuter train.
As in:
- Catch the bus (or heck, walk to the station) - no more than thirty minutes.
- Buy ticket from the ticket office or from the self-service machine (don't even bother with this if you have a season ticket - instead concentrate on perfecting the art of waltzing through the ticket barrier in one fluid motion.) Note: no security checks apart from the ticket barrier.
- Wait for the train (thirty minutes, tops).
- Board train.
- Wait for train to reach destination or station where you need to change.
- Alight.
- Walk or get bus to your destination.
Perhaps you don't understand this concept, but it works perfectly well in the UK. (And we generally consider our public transport system to be terrible - the French and the Spanish do it best of all.
Also, security checks at stations are practically non-existent - the most I've ever heard is a pre-recorded announcement over the station intercom saying "do try to keep all personal belongings with you and do not take photographs of the security equipment: if you see anything suspicious, please tell a member of staff or hit the Emergency button on the Help Point."
I speak as someone who commutes by train every single working day (albeit over a shorter route.)