Submitted by LaVieilleBranche on August 15, 2004 - 9:08am.
Public Transit! Uggg! Amtrak sux! I've taken it several times to Montreal from New YOrk City and on every trip, the train either broke down or stopped for mechanical problems and required immediate repairs. Either way, every trip was on average 6 hours late arriving to Montreal.
I take NJ Transit into NYC from my house, the Midtown Direct Line. It's late many times arriving into the city. A 30 minute car ride into Manhattan can take at least 1 hour on that infernal train. During rush hour, forget about getting near a seat. It's like being on an Indian train in India. Cramped, stinking, with people pushing non-stop.
The NYC Subway is OK in winter but that is because you don't smell the dirt and urine as much in the cold. There is no ventilation system down in those subway stations. During the summer months they are RANK! and humid! I don't take the subway in the summertime. I take the bus. It's slower, but it's air-conditioned and easier to get a seat. And you don't have to wait underground in a stinking, urine, roach infested station. Let's not forget those noisy metal wheels on the subway trains that emit a high pitched squeeeeeeeeaaaaaaal as they pull into the station. The noise is so loud I have to plug my ears!
IN tulsa, OK they have public buses to get around but these don't run everywhere and they run only during workdays. After rush hour, the buses stop running. There is no train system to get around at all.
Washington DC subways are lovely! really! Clean, organized, easy to get around.
I LOOOOOOVE the Paris metro! They're cleaning it up (finally!) and the rubber wheels make waiting for a train a civilized matter. I personally like walking through all those tunnels and stairs to get to the metro. It's great exercise for me and helps to slim my legs!
The TGV is wonderful! Words cannot express the joy and beauty of a fast moving TGV!
I take NJ Transit into NYC from my house, the Midtown Direct Line. It's late many times arriving into the city. A 30 minute car ride into Manhattan can take at least 1 hour on that infernal train. During rush hour, forget about getting near a seat. It's like being on an Indian train in India. Cramped, stinking, with people pushing non-stop.
The NYC Subway is OK in winter but that is because you don't smell the dirt and urine as much in the cold. There is no ventilation system down in those subway stations. During the summer months they are RANK! and humid! I don't take the subway in the summertime. I take the bus. It's slower, but it's air-conditioned and easier to get a seat. And you don't have to wait underground in a stinking, urine, roach infested station. Let's not forget those noisy metal wheels on the subway trains that emit a high pitched squeeeeeeeeaaaaaaal as they pull into the station. The noise is so loud I have to plug my ears!
IN tulsa, OK they have public buses to get around but these don't run everywhere and they run only during workdays. After rush hour, the buses stop running. There is no train system to get around at all.
Washington DC subways are lovely! really! Clean, organized, easy to get around.
I LOOOOOOVE the Paris metro! They're cleaning it up (finally!) and the rubber wheels make waiting for a train a civilized matter. I personally like walking through all those tunnels and stairs to get to the metro. It's great exercise for me and helps to slim my legs!
The TGV is wonderful! Words cannot express the joy and beauty of a fast moving TGV!