Sure, there are the cracked bus frames, a history of highway accidents, and, most recently, a growing chorus of regulators questioning the safety of Fung Wah’s 28-vehicle fleet. But there are also $15 fares for a fast ride to New York, and that’s enough to inspire loyalty among customers willing to take their chances.
“When people ride Fung Wah, you know . . . it’s probably not the safest,” said Victor Kakulu, 32, of Roxbury, as he waited at South Station for the 3 p.m. Fung Wah bus to New York. “But it’s a matter of timeliness, affordability, urgency. They get you where you’re going, so you take your chances.”
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Time for cheap, high-speed trains
I agree with cordgrass. The least expensive fare on Amtrak is nearly $300 round trip, and the trains are often delayed (not just Amtrak's fault, but also because of the limited number of tracks at South Station). Hard to believe it's faster to travel the Boston-NYC route by bus than by train.