• jagged_circle@feddit.nl
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        1 day ago

        I have also ridden both. Amtrak is better than Via Rail.

        Both are are still better than nothing, though.

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        2 days ago

        I have! VIA is actually worse and it’s so fucking disappointing.

        I will grant that I’ve never actually lost my seat on VIA due to overbooking (fuck Amtrak) but VIA’s pricing is so fucking horrible that it’s pretty much made itself irrelevant outside really short journies like the St. Lawrence valley cities.

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        2 days ago

        I’ve ridden Amtrak but I’ve also seen videos about how Via Rail is basically unusable. Amtrak has improved significantly in the past decade as well, while Via seemingly regressed (again, Via info is based on other people’s experiences, not mine).