On Thu, 30 Jan 2003, Bill Frantz wrote: > I have had one case where taking the train was a big win over driving. I > was consulting in San Francisco, about 60 miles from my home. I found that > if I rode the train, I could work as I rode, and turn my travel time into > billable hours. I also avoided the ruinous parking charges in downtown. > Given those facts, I would have taken the train even if the ticket price > hadn't been subsidized.
My favorite has always been the overnight train from Boston to Washington (a trip I used to take fairly often). To make a morning meeting the choices were (are): - leave home around 6 for an 8pm or so flight, get in late, deal with airport transportation, stay at a hotel - leave home REALLY early in the morning to catch the first flight out - go into Boston, have a nice dinner, take the train leaving around 10pm, pay for a sleeper, wake up and watch the sunrise over Chesapeak Bay, have breakfast brought to my compartment, get into Union Station around 7am, hop the subway (note: you can also get off at BWI airport, if you have business north of DC) It's a great time-saver, and the cost ends up being about the same as a plane, plus hotel, plus cabs or a rent-a-car.
