It’s 5:52 a.m. in Moynihan Train Hall. I’m balancing a container of fruit and my water bottle in one hand while tightening the straps of a backpack that’s weighed down by two laptops with the other. It’s the start of my twice-weekly commute between New York City and Washington, DC. I’m five months into this
At first, I expected my train travel to offer a clear benefit over other modes of transportation, such as lower costs or faster travel times. Instead, the train trip, which made nine stops between Tampa and Miami, took longer than it would take me to drive or, obviously, fly between the same two points. In
