Pedestrian Observations breaks down why some trains go slow (unfortunately they haven’t broken down a recent 11.5 hour, 320 mile trip—an average of 29 mph—from Emeryville to Santa Barbara in California), but it does offer a 7-point guide to how to speed up East Coast corridor train trips.
Los Angeles Is What New York Wants to Be When It Grows Up
If New York City is your adolescent self, then Los Angeles is what you aspire to.
