"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
12/09/2019 at 13:51 • Filed to: None
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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
12/09/2019 at 13:51 • Filed to: None | 2
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Lots of room, no doubt. I passed through coach on my way to the food car, and it’s definitely more spacious than an airplane. If I traveled up and down the eastern seaboard regularly, I would go this route. About $200 for the seat. Lots of turbulence on this flight, though.
getFuckedHerb
> ttyymmnn
12/09/2019 at 14:03 |
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How is the WiFi? On the couple trains I’ve been on it’s been solid if not slow making for web browsing and work use only.
shop-teacher
> ttyymmnn
12/09/2019 at 14:20 |
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The one and only time I took Amtrak was from Faye tteville, NC to Washington DC in the summer of 2006. The trip was supposed to take 6 hours. It took 11 or 11-1/2 (I honestly don’t remember anymore). It was a hellish trip, which I will never repeat again.
I’m glad you’re having a better trip than I did! :)
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ttyymmnn
> getFuckedHerb
12/09/2019 at 14:21 |
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The wifi is S. L. O. W. I am using my phone tether, because trying to write my aviation stuff on Kinja is almost impossible with the Amtrak wifi.
If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
> ttyymmnn
12/09/2019 at 15:59 |
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I Amtrak’d to and from NYC once (departing from Providence) and I gotta say it’s the way to go if you’re visiting NYC as a tourist. More comfy than a plane, they drop you right in the middle of Manhattan, and while it wasn’t much faster than driving we all arrived energized and ready to start our adventure which is more than you can say after a 5 hour car ride
facw
> ttyymmnn
12/09/2019 at 16:07 |
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If the display I saw at the local station is accurate they are supposed to be upgrading the interiors on the North East regional. Doesn’t look like you have that though, either because it’s not done yet, or because your train isn’t a regional. Can be spacious though. The Acela is actually slower than it was originally designed because they decided to make it wider than the initial plan, which means it can’t tilt as far into turns so it has to take them slower.
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ttyymmnn
> If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
12/09/2019 at 16:08 |
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As I’ve said to others, if I traveled regularly on the eastern seaboard, or was going from Norfolk to NYC like my dad, I would do the train. Longer ride, but cheaper and more comfortable. And yes, they drop you at Penn Station in the heart of Manhattan.
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ttyymmnn
> facw
12/09/2019 at 16:39 |
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This is Train 95, the Northeast Regional. Even if the interior is not redone, it’s still pretty nice. Better than some airplanes I’ve been on.
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getFuckedHerb
> ttyymmnn
12/09/2019 at 16:39 |
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That’s a serious bummer and something I think they should take seriously as a possible real perk over air travel. You can be more productive because our WiFi doesn’t suck!
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ttyymmnn
> getFuckedHerb
12/09/2019 at 16:41 |
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facw said that the interiors of these regional trains are being upgraded, so maybe the wifi will get a boost too. We can only hope.
MrSnrub
> ttyymmnn
12/09/2019 at 17:00 |
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Now if only it had a little more vite sse
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ttyymmnn
> MrSnrub
12/09/2019 at 17:12 |
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Trè s grande vitesse, s’il vous plait! This train makes too many stops for that. I think the Northeast US is home to the most heavily used passenger rail lines, but it is too densely populated for high-speed rail. The Acela was supposed to be high speed, but it’s not. The US is not interested in making the investment in infrastructure to support such transportation.
Nom De Plume
> ttyymmnn
12/09/2019 at 17:50 |
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So heavily used they have business traveler trains with areas off limits to those using electronic devices that are specific to the region.
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ttyymmnn
> getFuckedHerb
12/09/2019 at 17:56 |
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Update: We are now south of Richmond, and there are maybe 5 other people in the car. Without a trainload of people using the wifi, it’s quite serviceable.
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MrSnrub
> ttyymmnn
12/09/2019 at 18:22 |
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Population density is a good thing for HSR. I’d imagine t he northeast corridor is less densely populated overall than Tokyo-Osaka, for example . But on a policy level we just haven’t been interested in pursuing it, like you said.
gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
> If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
12/09/2019 at 21:23 |
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and overnight parking in Manhatta n car be expensive as hell. Alternative drive partway and grab an express metro north train
f86sabre
> ttyymmnn
12/10/2019 at 02:07 |
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Our former CEO is running things over there now. I’ve been curious as to what they’ve been doing.