Letter: Train service alive and well

Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001 | 9:52 a.m.

It appears, from recent letters to the editor, that some are not aware that we do still have passenger train service in the United States.

In June my wife and I left from Los Angeles on Amtrak to Chicago, Toronto, Montreal, New York, Washington, D.C., New Orleans and back to Los Angeles with several stopovers.

The service was generally very good, with some delays due to the fact that Amtrak uses freight train tracks. The personal service was excellent at all times. I'm sure the overall service would have improved long ago if more people would have used the train instead of airlines.

The general public is really not very well informed.

TED MADDOX

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