Ronalfy.com — The Personal Website of Ronald Huereca

This is a guest contribution by Tom Hargrave

I’m sure you’ve seen the AMTRAK commercials lately. Having fond memories of traveling just about anywhere in Germany by train, I decided to see what the service really offered.

And since I already travel between Huntsville, AL and Milwaukee, WI, I decided to see what a AMTRAK trip would cost me in time and money.

The cost was about the same as a plane ride – $351.00, but then I looked at the time it would take to travel from here to Milwaukee.

For starts, I would have to drive down to Birmingham, AL – add 2 hours for the trip.

But things get far worse from there.

The AMTRAK route starts with a 18.5 hour train ride from Birmingham to Washington, DC – oh, and that’s only day 1!

On day 2, I would take another 18 (OK, 17 hour, 40 minute) train ride from Washington DC to Chicago, IL.

And finally on day 3, I would take a 1.5 hour ride from Chicago, IL to Milwaukee, WI!

AMTRAK is just another fine example of our Federal tax dollars at work!

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