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@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ This year I am trying to spend less time on airplanes,
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as part of a global movement motivated by carbon emissions concerns.
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Amtrak, the US national passenger rail company
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(the *only* national passenger rail company in the US),
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is in a sad state right now.
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(the *only* national passenge rail company in the US),
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is in a really sad state right now.
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They keep getting their budget cut,
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and freight companies have found several innovative ways
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to save money at the expense of safety and passenger rail quality.
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@ -74,6 +74,6 @@ I've started trying to see what I can do to make that happen.
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It may take a few years, and depends on senior management caring,
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but I think it has a higher chance of happening.
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If enough places figure out how to stop penalizing people for taking the cheaper option,
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If enough places figure out how to stope penalizing people for taking the cheaper option,
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maybe there will be sufficient public interest in point 1 for something to happen there.
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@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Maybe if I do this enough, I can convince a couple other people to do this.
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And eventually we'll have more ridership, and maybe Amtrak will get better.
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I wish I were capable of Great Feats in order to help deal with climate change.
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Taking the train allows me to continue to be employed, while pretty drastically reducing the carbon emissions I am
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It allows me to continue to be employed, while pretty drastically reducing the carbon emissions I am
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personally responsible for.
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Maybe undergoing this pain in the rear,
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and documenting it, will pave the way for others.
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I could take a series of two busses for maybe $60 and around 2 hours:
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I haven't looked into this one too closely because 2 hours is a lot.
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Or I can drive or have someone else drive me for 40 minutes.
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I always drive.
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So for I always drive.
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If I take the Nissan LEAF (80 miles on a charge),
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I have to charge it in Santa Fe before I get to Lamy,
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If I take the Nissan LEAF, I have to charge it in Santa Fe before I get to Lamy,
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so that I have enough of a charge to make it back to Santa Fe when I return.
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@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ so I'll typically buy a beer and chat with the owner if the train is late.
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About an hour after I board, the train stops in Albuquerque for a 40-minute service inspection.
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I could use that time to walk to a nearby grocery store and pick up food,
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but I've always brought my own food in a little cloth bag.
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but so for I've always brought my own food in a little cloth bag.
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I like bringing Tasty-Bites: Indian food in plastic pouches.
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They're okay cold, and they don't need to be refrigerated.
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but the food there is mostly things that can go in a microwave.
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It does have beer and wine, which is nice:
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you're not allowed to bring your own on the train.
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I've seen people get kicked off at the next station for violating this *federal law*
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or for smoking marijuana (another no-no at the federal level):
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don't risk it!
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But you can bring your own food.
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Plan it like a picnic for your first short trip!
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