I chose a 9-hour Amtrak over a 2-hour flight home. It's not perfect, but I'll always choose the train over flying if I can.

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Inside of Amtrak train car
Inside of coach car on the Pennsylvanian Amtrak train.

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Vintage photos show how glamorous train travel used to be

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Diners ate in a train car in 1946, dressed in formalwear and served by waiters in tuxedos.
Diners in the restaurant car on a GWR (Great Western Railway) oil-fired locomotive in 1946.

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