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minus-squareunexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoSo the grid is basically the same but most of the stations are gone.
minus-squareOofnik@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoI’m not sure why the current map doesn’t show them, but no, the stations are not gone. I ride the Amtrak from Chicago far out west quite often, it still stops in all of the places that the old map says.
minus-squareccunning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoThe “after” pic isn’t showing all the stations.
minus-squareBlackout@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoThe other difference is some routes get 2 trains a day and it probably cost $5k to go cross country
minus-squareknexcar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months ago2 trains a day would be an improvement for many routes, a lot are 1 train a day or 3 trains a week.
So the grid is basically the same but most of the stations are gone.
I’m not sure why the current map doesn’t show them, but no, the stations are not gone. I ride the Amtrak from Chicago far out west quite often, it still stops in all of the places that the old map says.
The “after” pic isn’t showing all the stations.
The other difference is some routes get 2 trains a day and it probably cost $5k to go cross country
2 trains a day would be an improvement for many routes, a lot are 1 train a day or 3 trains a week.