| I have taken the train in Japan to the mountains from Tokyo and Nagoya. To go to Nagano where the Olympics were held from Tokyo is fast and easy on the Shinkansen (bullet train). It is funny to see people carrying skis and boot bags in urban Tokyo. The resorts are set up for people having no cars and there are many palces to stay near the train stations. Amtrak is like riding a school bus in comparison to European or Japanese rail travel.
Train travel in New England is feasible but unlikely to be revived unless it can be made to be more convenient than traveling by car. |