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I took the Acela from NYC to DC to visit a friend. It was expensive, but I wanted to try it. The interior of the cars was old and beat up. The tray in front of
by MathMonkeyMan 1y ago
I took the Acela from NYC to DC to visit a friend. It was expensive, but I wanted to try it.
The interior of the cars was old and beat up. The tray in front of me didn't work. The bathroom door was borked and there was this persistent hint of a foul smell.
The woman across the isle was bombed and clearly going through something, but before long she fell asleep and when she woke up was docile as a lamb.
I've read that the main advantage of inter-metropolis rail travel is that you enter and exit in the middle of town. This helped for NYC and DC -- I took a short subway ride to Penn Station on the NYC side, and then walked from Union Station to my friend's house on the DC side.
Rail is the most comfortable way to travel by far. If only it were cheaper and faster.
- decafninja 1y agoThe first half of your post seems to contradict your conclusion in the last sentence. Your first half would describe a pretty miserable trip for me. I’d gladly take TSA over what you described.
- MathMonkeyMan 1y agoThat gives you an idea of how much I enjoy buses and airports. I complained, but it wasn't that bad. Mostly I was pointing out that the "premium" line is in disrepair. This is why they're replacing them. I've ridden plain old Amtrak many times before, and it can be hit or miss but is invariably better than a bus or a plane, in my opinion. Big seats, plenty of room to walk around, a dedicated lounge car, big windows, no TSA. If the train shows up, that is.
- queenkjuul 1y agoI'm taking torn seats over TSA 10/10 times
- rsynnott 1y agoOld and beat up train would still handily beat economy class in any plane, comfort-wise.
- queenkjuul 1y agoThe new acela trains will improve the first part but i honestly feel like the regional is the better train. It's basically the same speed as acela south of Philly anyway