"In the 40's you could go coast to coast via train in 24 hours. A lot of "progress" huh?"
I'm going to call your bluff on this. Coast to coast by train in 24 hours? That an average of over 100 mph assuming no stops. Where did this factoid come from? On 3/12/07, Potter, Tom E <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
About 10 years ago, the wife and I took Amtrak from Houston to Los Angeles and back. We had a sleeper, and it was a great trip. Flying would have cost half as much, but the train trip was so much more fun. I definitely recommend it if you just want to relax. Tom Potter -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher McCann Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 1:36 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Amtrak Never had a sleeper car. Would have been great from WI to NM, but was $800/person, if I remember correctly. Chris In the 40's you could go coast to coast via train in 24 hours. A lot of "progress" huh? Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: you are making me want to go somewhere by train! last time i went anywhere was like 20 years ago, from san jose, ca to seattle. i kind of enjoyed it . they had some kind of very cheap promo deal on that train from los angeles, so we played lots of different card and tile games with people from the hood we would never meet otherwise. i didn't like sleeping in the seat though. i think if i had some kind of sleeper car, the trip would have been just grand. On 3/12/07, Curt Raymond wrote: > > No doubt Amtrak has issues, for this run its perfect though. It takes 3.5 hours to go from Boston to Manhattan. > To fly takes 30 minutes but... > Arrive at the airport at least 2 hours before the flight. > Theres no point in arriving more than 15 minutes before the train... > The plane takes you into Queens, all my business is in Manhattan so thats at LEAST a 40 minute cab ride. > I can plug in my laptop on the train, nevermind the fact that the seating area is big enough that I can ACTUALLY USE my laptop. > I can get up and get a snack in the cafe car, sure the prices are high but theres no problem bringing your own food... > Both Boston's South Station and NYC's Penn Station have good places to eat right in the train station. Logan has a couple good places, JFK and Laguardia don't or at least not that I've found. > > They cost almost exactly the same depending on what time of day you go. I see no reason to EVER fly to NYC... > > For my honeymoon we took the train from Albany to Niagra Falls. It took about 8 hours which is only a little more than it'd take you to drive. I don't remember exactly but I don't think it was all that expensive, around the same as flying I'd think. Again it was MUCH more comfortable... > Of course on that run flying is MUCH faster but that was October 1, 2001 and nothing was going to make my wife get on an airplane. Irrational I know but there you are. > > -Curt > > Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 06:51:30 -0700 (PDT) > From: Christopher McCann > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Amtrak was:79 year old veggie oil maker harassed by > gummint > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > I love taking the train, but Amtrak is SOOOOOOOOOOOOO bad in the > midwest it is practically unbearable. 50 hours from Madison, WI to Deming, > NM. They have some good lines on th East coast, where I assume you are > (Manhattan), but elsewhere it is awful. If I had to go from Kansas City > to South Carolina - I have to change trains in CHICAGO!! In almost every > case, flying is cheaper than the train, sadly. > > Chris > > > --------------------------------- > Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. > Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com --------------------------------- Never miss an email again! Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. Check it out. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
