I'm not usually a "rolling stock quality determines ridership" guy but I actually think NEC and other Northeastern intercity trains would see a meaningful bump if they got modern equipment like Brightline's.https://twitter.com/buildcities/status/955903626769240065 …
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Without true HSR, the selling point of Amtrak service in the Northeast relative to intercity buses (which are much cheaper) is comfort, not so much speed. When that is the case, the rolling stock matters.
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I think having actual digital seat reservations (a la the rest of the developed world) would be a proper game changer
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Why? Southwest doesn’t have them and they are a very successful airline.
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anecdata but that's like 50% of the reason I never fly southwest
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Hell, when I was single that was a reason to fly Southwest!
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haha at 6' 8" the only outcomes are bad!
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