Huh, what? Passenger trains seem to have many safety issues...falling off tracks, bridges, I’ve heard of others, but don’t recall them. Wasn’t there an incident recently where the engineer was texting and caused an accident?
Amtrak isn’t safe.
Yes, a recent accident. But that does not “safety issues” make. Give me a break. I’ve ridden local commuters (real trains, not just subways) as well as Amtrak a good deal. I have no idea what you’re talking about. Sounds like you’re simply used to rails being “old-fashioned” and thus, any accident reports - the only times trains are talked about, BTW - go in your head as alarmingly high rates of peril. Look at some stats and see if you can justify it. I’ll bet you can’t.
Amtrak isn’t safe.
Gee I am glad to know that. I take Amtrak into Denver every so often. Cheaper to do that than to drive the 350 miles each way.
I would fly because no planes ever go down, but I would have to drive to Denver to get to the airport, or go 230 miles east to get to Omaha to fly to Denver.
I can’t think of any method of travel that is totally safe. Including driving myself which is what I usually do.