What are some of the benefits of traveling by train? You surely have fewer controls than when boarding a plane (even though an Amtrak station has recently added metal detectors ), you can avoid traffic, and you don’t have many restrictions regarding baggage size.

Of course, citizens of some countries, such as cities in Europe and Japan, would also mention that trains are faster than other transportation options, except for planes, yet this is not always the case in the U.S. A Reddit user recently shared a post on the subreddit group r/amtrak showing how American trains are still far behind when it comes to speed.

Flixbus Outpaces Amtrak Borealis

User Puzzled_Time_4802 recently shared a post on Reddit featuring a short video showing how Amtrak still has lots to do regarding the speed

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