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She needs a trip to turkey
She should take some of that time and paint her nails.
I have a buddy who will not fly, he takes trains. His family planned a big Alaskan cruise that leaves from the Washington state. The family is flying up there from Florida and he is taking a train and has to leave 7 days earlier than the rest of the family to make it there on time.
Sounds like he just added some extra vacation to his vacationI have a buddy who will not fly, he takes trains. His family planned a big Alaskan cruise that leaves from the Washington state. The family is flying up there from Florida and he is taking a train and has to leave 7 days earlier than the rest of the family to make it there on time.
What is making the Amtrak so slow? Is it all the stops along the way? Or the rails can’t handle normal trains? That distance would take 3-4 hours by any train in Europe, Japan, China, etc. I’m not even talking the latest models, just trains that have been around for three decades. What’s the deal?If you click on the link below, you can read the detailed reasons listed after each number.
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.
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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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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.www.businessinsider.com
If you click on the link below, you can read the detailed reasons listed after each number.
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.www.businessinsider.com
If you click on the link below, you can read the detailed reasons listed after each number.
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.www.businessinsider.com
The train ride is "so much less stressful" that she's totally not pulling her hair out anymore.That's an unfortunate amount of thinning on the front...
Why I choose a 9-hour Amtrak ride over flying and why it makes holiday travel so much less stressful.
That's where the mirrors are. Lots of elevator photos out there too.For the life of me I do not grasp this younger generations obsession with taking pictures of themselves, and in particular their frequent pattern of taking selfies in the fucking bathroom of all places