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Josh Grisdale replied to the discussion US Trains in the forum United States 2 years ago
Here is a video about riding the Greyhound bus in a wheelchair:
It is from @theheartoftexas who are on TabiFolk!
schroth-sensei replied to the discussion US Trains in the forum United States 2 years ago
Due to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), all public transport should be wheelchair accessible, and in my own experience I’ve seen all modern public local and long-distance buses equipped with lifts (if you count my experiences in school, then I’d have to say I have significant experience as a bus rider who uses an motorized wheelchair…
maria replied to the discussion Raleigh–Durham, North Carolina (US) in the forum United States 2 years ago
Raleigh–Durham, North Carolina (US)
Sure 🙂
I got a reply from “Carolna Livery”, but as they are quite expensive I tried to search a little bit more. I found and contacted that company as well: https://www.myridewakeforest.com/ . They haven’t given me a cost yet, but they said that they are available. I’ll see how it will go 😅
maria replied to the discussion US Trains in the forum United States 2 years ago
Thank you for the replies!
I am going to Durham (North Carolina), but as my plane connection is not very convenient, I was thinking of traveling by plane to New York, Boston, Atlanta or Philadelphia and then taking a train. I guess this is not an option then.
Are buses that travel between States wheelchair accessible?!
Carlos replied to the discussion US Trains in the forum United States 2 years ago
Amtrak is the only national train service here in the States. There are other train services, but they’re either for commuting between major cities (like between Miami and West Palm Beach, FL) in a state, service within a metropolitan area (like in Seattle, LA, and NYC), or for local attractions. We’re not a ‘train country’ like in Europe or…
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