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Amtrak and Greyhound motorcoaches
Which company has better motorcoaches? In some parts of the west you
might have to go long distances in an Amtrak motorcoach before it connects back to a rail line again. Is Amtrak more squared away the Greyhound as a whole? |
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Eastward Bound wrote: Which company has better motorcoaches? I think Amtrak and Greyhound (and the other major long-distance bus companies) operate basically the same kind of coaches, so you're not likely to see any significant difference in comfort. The big difference is in scheduling. Amtrak's coaches are intended specifically to connect with the trains, so you can count on making a train-to-bus connection even if the train is late (as it often is). -- Jon Bell Presbyterian College Dept. of Physics and Computer Science Clinton, South Carolina USA |
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Amtrak and Greyhound motorcoaches
I think Amtrak and Greyhound (and the other major long-distance bus
companies) operate basically the same kind of coaches, so you're not likely to see any significant difference in comfort. Does Amtrak actually operate its own buses anyway? The only time I rode one, from Salt Lake City to Ogden, it belonged to some other company. I assumed Amtrak just had contracts with different bus companies in different areas. But that was about 10 years ago, and it might have changed, or some routes might be different. The big difference is in scheduling. Amtrak's coaches are intended specifically to connect with the trains... Yep. In my case, the train was expected to be 4 hours late at Ogden, so they let us stay in Salt Lake an extra 2 or 3 hours before the bus left (there being nothing much to do at Ogden station). -- Mark Brader "Those who do not understand UNIX Toronto are condemned to reinvent it." -- Henry Spencer My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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Amtrak and Greyhound motorcoaches
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Mark Brader wrote: [I wrote] I think Amtrak and Greyhound (and the other major long-distance bus companies) operate basically the same kind of coaches, [...] Does Amtrak actually operate its own buses anyway? The only time I rode one, from Salt Lake City to Ogden, it belonged to some other company. I wouldn't be surprised if they're all actually contract operations. I was using "operate" loosely there. In fact, now that my memory has been jogged, I once saw what I think was the Amtrak bus that connected Greenville and Columbia with either the "Palmetto" or the "Silver Meteor" at Florence SC, as I was driving on I-26. It was actually a minivan operated by the Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority. I can't find it in the current timetable so I guess they must have dropped that connection. -- Jon Bell Presbyterian College Dept. of Physics and Computer Science Clinton, South Carolina USA |
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