Maybe Mr. Guo should cease travel to the Northeast, as the vast majority of his posts on this area are completely negative. And please spare the hyperbole of the post title - ever ride the Acela to Washington? How about Acela to BWI for business travel to suburban Maryland, to take advantage of airport amenities like car rental, without spending the time and coin to fly there?

The realities of living in a massively populated, almost completely built-out megalopolis like the NYC area seem to pass Mr. Guo by. The trains can't go faster because of ROW restrictions and other rail traffic. They can't be straightened because who's going to give up their property for the new rail? So it becomes what it is: Acela is for those that can afford it and want those seats. Regular Amtrak is for people who don't want to stop every 100 yards like MNR.

If Mr. Guo wants to complain abut having spent $60 for a 15 minute advantage that's clearly spelled out in the timetable, that's his perrogative. I figure that most Gadling readers are smart enough not to make that mistake in the first place.

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