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Hiawatha Pete

(1,799 posts) Mon Jul 4, 2022, 07:08 PM Jul 2022

Poster about gas prices. As true in the 1970s as it is today.

And before anyone tells me how 'Amtrak is no good' or 'Amtrak is expensive' ... I call BS

Amtrak is great. My wife & I traveled about a quarter million miles by train across N America and we've enjoyed every minute of it.

And you can go from NY to San Francisco for $213:
https://www.wideopencountry.com/train-ride-across-u-s-250/