Originally Posted by
WeekendTraveler
I have worked with a transit agency and certainly took its trains and buses, but not always. And when I worked with companies in the rail industry, I did take Amtrak, although that wasn’t required (and I didn’t work for Amtrak or an Amtrak supplier).
I've flown on one of BNSF's Gulfstreams.
For railroads, there's really no easy way to get to a lot of their big operational locations on airlines. Alliance and North Platte, Nebraska are a long, long ride from major population centers if you have to jumpseat in the cab of a freight locomotive!