Here is a photo from the Crescent on the way to NYC:
http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/145424497
Tina
On Sat, Jun 7, 2014 at 11:06 AM, Tina Manley <images@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> We travel often by train from Charlotte to NYC. It takes exactly 12 hours
> and we get off the train right in Penn Station a couple of blocks from
> Times Square. By the time you add up parking charges (none at Amtrak),
> getting through security, baggage fees, taxi fares to and from airports,
> etc, Amtrak seems like a bargain. You have plenty of room and can get up
> and walk around. The food is really very good. We take the Crescent which
> goes from New Orleans to NYC and I'd love to do that whole trip sometime.
>
> Tina
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> On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 11:37 PM, Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> On 6/6/14 21:02 : , Ken Norton wrote:
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>>> Every time we think a rail trip would be fun, we look at Amtrak prices,
>>>> schedules and rider reviews, we end up going a different way, and can't
>>>> figure out why anyone rides it.
>>>>
>>> This past year, it only worked for me because it was almost a perfect
>>> "red-eye" schedule and the train station was only a mile from home.
>>>
>>> I preferred to drive, whenever I could.
>>>
>>>
>>> We would love to take a nice train trip somewhere. But Amtrak's prices
>> are easily double the airlines', and it takes four times as long to get
>> there. I realize the scenery is part of the journey. But if they want me
>> to take Amtrak to NYC from Chicago, then they'd better be competitive with
>> the airlines on price.
>>
>> And this is coming from a big rail fan.
>>
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>> Paul Braun
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