That's terrible. On the other hand, airports for me are guaranteed to be awful, and I've always enjoyed the Amtrak. If I'm in a hurry to get someplace I'll take a plane, sure. I wish we had high speed rail in this country (or I'd never fly again except internationally) but of course we don't. If there's no particular rush I'll take my sweet time on the Amtrak, and if it's delayed for 30 hours - like I said, you'll find me minding my reading with no complaints.