Today I’m in Boston; I’m about to leave my hotel and head down to Boston’s South Station so I can take Amtrak’s Acela service down to New York’s Penn Station. I haven’t ridden on a passenger train in a long while, so I’m looking forward to the experience.
Update: I’m now almost to New Haven, Connecticut. This beats flying by a wide margin– a comfortable seat, with two 120V outlets, breakfast and lunch, and great scenery (intermingled, of course, with ugly train-track-side industrial buildings and graffiti). So far, the stretch between Boston and New London has been my favorite; New London-to-New Haven isn’t quite as pretty.
Update: I love me some Acela. Overall the train trip was a delightful break from my regular air travel routine, and I recommend it heartily. For long trips, the speed of air travel can’t be beat, but this trip has made me strongly consider using Amtrak for shorter trips like Toledo-Chicago.
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Oh man, I loved taking Amtrak from Baltimore to New York’s Penn Station. Talk about ultra convenient too!
Too bad we refuse to “subsidize” our trains while we continue to “invest” in air travel and roads. 😦
Feel free to write to your local pols about how much you like train travel!