[ Based on your final score, you are placed in one of the following categories:
-Won't be caught dead on Amtrak (You'd REALLY have to half-ass the test, skipping a lot of questions, to get this)
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I love the picture that accompanies the above category! :lol: I "took" the quiz again and didn't answer any questions and so of course scored a zero. And I like your description too!!!! :lol:
I did the same, and then I noticed this on the results screen:
You scored 0% on Amtrakology, higher than 2% of your peers.
Now I'm wondering: who on earth did so badly on the test as to get a NEGATIVE score?!
On the seat pitch question... I initially picked "no" as it seems to me that the seat pitch on every train I have been on has been significantly better than even business class on the airlines.
Well, typical U.S. domestic first-class cabin pitches are as follows:
Alaska: 36-37"
American: 40"
Continental: 38"
Delta: 38-40"
Northwest: 34-37" (yikes!)
United: 38"
US Airways: 36-38"
Typical international business-class cabin pitches are as follows:
American: 57-60"
British Airways: 73"
Cathay Pacific: 78"
Continental: 55"
Delta: 44"-60"
Emirates: 46-79"
Lufthansa: 57-60"
Northwest: 60"
Singapore: 51-58"
United: 74-77"
US Airways: 55"
According to
http://www.texaseagle.com/coach.htm, Amtrak long-distance coach cars feature a seat pitch of about 50-52".
That's comparable to the low-end of international business-class seats and well above domestic first-class seats (domestic "first" class is really mis-named; at the most, domestic first class is equivalent to the premium economy seats on airlines which feature four-class cabins, such as British Airways with their 38" World Traveller Plus seats and Qantas with their 38" Premium Economy section--even the Prem+ premium economy seats I flew in on OpenSkies last fall had 52" of pitch and were EXTREMELY comfortable).
So I think that, technically, the quiz is accurate in that Amtrak's LD seats roughly correspond with business-class seats. I think the biggest failure in understanding is the fact that most Americans aren't familiar with what a business-class seat is (since they're only offered on international flights) and don't realize that business-class seats are actually better than domestic first-class seats.
Perhaps the question could be rephrased to indicate that either Amtrak's LD seats feature more seat pitch than
domestic first-class seats or feature a comparable seat pitch to
international business-class seats. Perhaps clarifying between domestic and international would reduce confusion.
I got 96%, "railfan" and I love the accompanying picture - that's a riot, where is it from?
I only know anything from reading here and all the knowledgeable people here. I think I got wrong about the fatality rate, and also with a sleeper ticket, do you get all three meals or only breakfast and dinner? Not sure about that.
I cheated on the "how many destinations served" question, I went out to the kitchen and looked at my big amtrak system poster sized wall map. I guesstimated 500, is that even right?
Oh and the speed question too, I remembered the Acela and put 150, is that right?
Cool quiz but I was confused at the end and almost let it go rather than sign up. I did go back a page and leave it blank and got the results that way.
SPOILER FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T TAKEN THE QUIZ:
You're pretty much on the right track. The fatality rate is second highest--slightly higher than domestic airline travel.
This link shows a table with the exact stats. (Also note that the fuel consumption of a train per passenger mile is about 2/3 that of an airline! And it's interesting that Amtrak receives more revenue per passenger mile, too...)
You did guess right on the number of destinations and speed questions.
I agree: it's strange that if you put any info on that second-to-last page, you're forced to sign up for the service before seeing your results, but if you leave it blank, it takes you right to the results. Are there any similar quiz sites which aren't as confusing (and maybe aren't geared towards people looking for love
)?
