I'd use Amtrak more if their prices weren't so rediculous. They're never on time, and when I used to ride from DC to New Haven, they were usually jammed with people, sometimes forcing them to stand in the aisles! I take the commuter train from New Haven now, and my afternoon train is late every day because we have to wait for the ever-late Amtrak train to come through (they own the tracks, so they get priority). I wish there were an alternative, and I hope that the current situation forces someone to look into the problem.