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> I the future I would highly recommend overnight Amtrak service. At most someone may ask for an ID.

Every time I've looked at Amtrak as an option, it was more expensive, and took several days to get to my destination.

I had a similar experience recently. Looking at a family road trip from SF Bay to Eugene - for four people, it's a 6 hour drive, a $900, 14+ hour train ride (overnight without beds), or a 2 hour, $800 flight.

The trip time for airlines should include at least 2hr for transit + security line for departures and perhaps 30m-1hr for rental pickup on arrival.

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