I've met with a wife of an Arizona senator, Amish couple, a couple from Alaska with tall tale stories, Aussie couple, and bunch of unique Amtrak foamers which I know. I'm sure there are more ordinary people.
You're not alone with others about declining quality of services. The Amtrak president and its board of members are mainly responsible for making business decisions, and from the government, too. I hope it doesn't go too far down to the bottomless pit before turning back or gone forever.
If Amtrak is owned by Japanese investors, engineers will have to point at signals. It might be a good thing for safety and excellent on time (probably not on freight owned track)!
I do occasionally drive truck but haven't done in a few years. I did for hauling whey between milk plant and dairy few times and hauling silage during harvest season. It's not for me to do full time because I like to work with various activities, not driving all day with my mind idling. I...
I'm impressed with Olympia station manned by volunteers despite the mess when the Cascades was forced to stop and turned around during our AU Gathering last year
I usually fly with Delta because of my location. I could go to Boise to get better selection of airlines but not good in the winter- driving 2 hours in bad weather. I think there is nothing special to write about Delta, just an ordinary airline.
I've stayed overnight in Green River and it's a very small town, mostly depends on interstate highway for hotels, had, etc. So I doubt there is a car rental in there.