@ryanc@infosec.exchange @whitequark@social.treehouse.systems Long distance? Yeah, didn't mean that, heard that's a bit of a joke, sure, but the NEC shits all over any rail I have ever taken anywhere in the entire UK to such a huge degree, and is cheaper. OTOH, I'm not sure if I count 1 train per day or less as even "having rail service" in all honesty. Need at least 4-5 per day to count IMO, otherwise it's just a tourist novelty. Also, past that, it's the freight railroads' fault and if the network was properly regulated, a lot of the problems with long distance would go away - all else aside, Amtrak is orders of magnitude better run than the UK railways.