Poll Results: Elk Grove Not Nervous About Train Travel

In the aftermath of last week's deadly collision of an Amtrak train with a truck in Nevada, we asked readers: Did the crash make you nervous about train travel?

The answer from those who responded to our poll: A resounding no.

Eighty-one percent of you said you will not let one accident stop you from taking Amtrak in the future.

A few of you (seven percent) said it was Amtrak's high prices that made you queasy, and four percent said the accident would make them think twice before getting on a train again. One reader said simply, "Amtrak does not go where I need to go."

But overwhelmingly, Elk Grovians seem to be sticking by their trains.

Now, if only we could get one to come to Elk Grove...