John_Perkowski wrote: ↑Fri Jul 17, 2020 1:27 pm
Think about this
NYC has three major airports
Chicago has two
Houston has two
Los Angeles has four
DC has two plus BWI
If Amtrak only needs one major Station per city, it’s utterly redundant as a transportation mode.
Well, if you're going to count the number of airports, which are generally way outside the city, then we can do the same for Amtrak in regard to it's suburban stations. Most of these outlying stations are connected to the central downtown station by either commuter rail or rapid transit.
New York -
Yonkers, New Rochelle. You could I suppose add Newark as serving the greater NYC area.
All these stations are served by commuter rail.
Chicago -
Hammond-Whiting. Naperville, Summit, Glenview, Homewood
Naperville, Glenview, Summit and Homewood are served by commuter rail.
Los Angles -
Van Nuys, Hollywood Burbank, Glendale, Fullerton, Amaheim, Pomona.
All these station are served by commuter rail.
Washington -
Alexandria, Silver Spring, New Carrollton.
All these stations are served by commuter rail and subway.