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Visualizing How Poorly Amtrak's Route Network Serves Most of the U.S.
Some cities, you just can't reach.
Like the classic electoral college map filled in each Election Night, train maps don't tell you much about the stuff that counts: people.
For Amtrak, the route map can be particularly unhelpful. Not only are the longest lines the least popular, their train frequency can be one-sixtieth that of the system's busiest lines.