Curt Raymond wrote:
Depends on what you're doing... For my trip to NYC for instance the train is like $180-$190 depending on which one you get. To fly Orbitz found flights for $125 to LaGuardia but I'm working in Manhattan so I've got another $50 in cabfare round trip. So for $5-10 more I can take the train which is more comfortable and more pleasant overall.
I think I did a bad job trying to say what I wanted... When I said "Not saying I'm going to get on an Amtrak tomorrow though... (not in the northeast... way too expensive)" I meant "I'm not in the northeast, ..." so Amtrak really doesn't have any routes near me or to places I want to go. If they did I would certainly take an Amtrak as airports are annoying if nothing else. I'm also a train nut (although not as much as that steam guy Chris knows ;) When I was younger and visiting my Dad in Chicago it was great because trains were everywhere! It was fun to ride down to the train station and watch :) Even saw a steam train go through the local station once!!
http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/national.pdf John
