besides uber is a rippff. an unlicensed hack.

Its almost like we stopped growing as a nation beginning with reagans tax cuts to the rich. All that old infrastructure is beat to death with no money to fix or to upgrade. Yep, 3rd world country for sure.

Occasionally, when catching a movie from the late '70s or early '80s, an Amtrak train will make an appearance either in the background or as part of the plot itself.

They're practically identical to the ones you see today.

I doubt the good people at Amtrak or the Department of Transportation imagined that, in 2016, that would be the case. But then, never underestimate the power these fascist clowns can have to delude people into opposing their own best interests.