tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post8983533152050382549..comments2024-03-28T03:50:29.923-07:00Comments on Shoreline Area News: New passenger trains coming to the I-5 corridor Carl Dinsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741982015985286521noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-37476267514218524932022-12-19T21:21:14.032-08:002022-12-19T21:21:14.032-08:00The interiors look fantastic! It's a huge impr...The interiors look fantastic! It's a huge improvement over the dreary 50s interiors that I was surrounded by only back in 2019. Now, if they can raise their service levels to match, that would be fabulous. One, have menus in each seatback. Two, tell people where the food is! Three, have the safety announcements when departing Seattle, too, not only Tacoma (going south). Fourth, improve wi-fi consistency. Fifth, when a train is late, don't shut down the station and leave passengers in the dark about when their train might arrive. Announce alternatives (I was stuck in Olympia on a Sunday night, the train was late due to a suspicious box on the track, station was shut down, no heat, announcements were limited and inconsistent, and staff went home...found out later that there was a local bus back to the Olympia Transit Center to connect with Sound Transit express buses to Tacoma and then to Seattle). Meanwhile, upgrade the tracks one segment at a time vs. going for the "home run" of 250 mph trains, which will take far longer. The present top speed of 80 isn't great in so far as trains go, but if it was consistent, which it's not (Marysville, Vancouver WA two notable exceptions), that would be huge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-69667348097485060972022-12-19T18:40:50.108-08:002022-12-19T18:40:50.108-08:00I cant wait for the cross country ones! Great rid...I cant wait for the cross country ones! Great ride but definitely could use some updatesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-37423175757644059602022-12-19T07:20:43.184-08:002022-12-19T07:20:43.184-08:00This has been a long time wish of mine. It can’t ...This has been a long time wish of mine. It can’t happen soon enough! We need it now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com