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Originally Posted by DKaz
$50 in gas to Seattle in a Yaris? Do you have a lead foot? I went from Vancouver to Portland and back on $50 in gas in my Corolla, and that's was when gas was in May when gas prices were inching towards the all time high.
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Return trip to Portland is 1000 kms from Vancouver. At $1.50/liter you are getting 3.3L/100kms fuel economy. Since a Corolla is rated at 5.3 on the highway, that's highly unlikely.
Anyway, my point was that Amtrak is too expensive right now, and hence not popular.
Which goes back to my original question, where's the demand for a second line? Their 2023 plan is ambitious, but if the service gets better I only see the price escalating accordingly, and still not being worthwhile.