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The way she describes her trip sounds extremely simplistic and doesn't calculate the total amount of time going forward and coming back. Her trip total = 20 hours
She never even mentioned how trains have stops along the way, which adds further delay.
After procrastinating to buy my flight home for Thanksgiving one too many times (sorry, Mom), I've been left with no other option but to turn to the Pennsylvanian, a 9-hour and 20-minute Amtrak train that travels from New York to Pittsburgh.
This time, I paid $316 for the round-trip ticket, and was happy to book the train instead of a flight.
It's not perfect, but from avoiding never-ending security lines at the airport to having a row to myself, here are the four reasons I prefer traveling by train.
1) There are no security lines or airport hassles
2) I don't have to worry about size restrictions or checking too many bags
3) There aren't assigned seats, and I usually have a row to myself
4) It's a beautiful train ride
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The way she describes her trip sounds extremely simplistic and doesn't calculate the total amount of time going forward and coming back. Her trip total = 20 hours
She never even mentioned how trains have stops along the way, which adds further delay.
After procrastinating to buy my flight home for Thanksgiving one too many times (sorry, Mom), I've been left with no other option but to turn to the Pennsylvanian, a 9-hour and 20-minute Amtrak train that travels from New York to Pittsburgh.
This time, I paid $316 for the round-trip ticket, and was happy to book the train instead of a flight.
It's not perfect, but from avoiding never-ending security lines at the airport to having a row to myself, here are the four reasons I prefer traveling by train.
1) There are no security lines or airport hassles
2) I don't have to worry about size restrictions or checking too many bags
3) There aren't assigned seats, and I usually have a row to myself
4) It's a beautiful train ride
I took Amtrak instead of a much shorter plane ride. Train travel isn't perfect, but here's why I prefer it.
Why I choose a 9-hour Amtrak ride over flying — and why it makes holiday travel so much less stressful.
