[goodcanadian]

I won't defend that project specifically because I know nothing about it, but I would like to offer a couple of comments:

As a passenger, I have always found the experience of riding rail to be far superior to riding a bus for a lot of reasons including but not limited to speed and comfort.

A train generally has much higher capacity than buses, and if well utilised, a lower operating cost per passenger. An ideal transport system will use trains for the high traffic trunk routes and a tightly integrated bus system as feeders for the train line. It should never be expressed as an either/or proposition. Both are necessary.

[stephengillie]

When traveling from Seattle to LA, Greyhound buses are better than Amtrak trains for several reasons: faster, cheaper, easier to book, and less risk of Civil Asset Forfeiture.

[goodcanadian]

Amtrak does not qualify as a proper rail system . . . besides, the comment was clearly referring to municipal transit. For Seattle to LA, I can't imagine any rail system ever beating flying.