Amtrak?

[ter1413]

I just did NY>Boston this past Tues for work(switched from flying to the train 'cause of the weather.) No issues. bar car/wifi/etc. Just hope you are sitting in a nice quiet car. bring an MP3 player and you will be ok...

 

[JohnnyLaw]

I've taken Amtrak from Montreal to NYC (an 11 hour trip) and my main complaint is that the food was inedible. That's not hyperbole. Soggy sandwiches from shrink-wrap packages. The dining car also offered some equally revolting microwaved meals.

Pretty shabby wagons too, but the tickets were dirt cheap.

Beautiful scenery though.

 

[*#..]

Watch your stuff, as my ipod got stolen once. I know this since the guy also took my gum. Someone must have taken it while I slept. I didn't know it was gone until I was home due to my earphones breaking. This happened literally right before I got onto the bus, so I didn't bother using it on the ride. Just my luck, huh? Be on time but expect delays.

 

[Anthony K]

It's been 9 years since the last time I did it. I was living in Washington state at the time. I rode it from Bellingham (where I was living at the time) down to Oregon (headed to the Portland Airport) and then back from Portland to Bellingham. I thought it was great, since the tracks were next to the coast of the sound, I got a chance to see parts of Washington that I hadn't seen before. Plenty of leg room and a smooth ride (though we did get stuck on the tracks but that was due to the weather - we had just had a big snowfall the night before leaving).

I'd definitely do it again.

 

[TM79]

Just did Acela Express from Newark-Penn to Boston last Friday. It arrived 5 minutes ahead of schedule and I slept for 2.5 out of the 4 hours. Good stuff. Much better than driving the 270 miles or going through the shitshow that is Newark International Airport.

 

[Biscotti]

Well I just got back a few days ago from my trip by Amtrak, it wasn't a bad trip, just very long. Trip was about about 19 hours. The scenery going through West Virginia was so beautiful though. Penn station is a **** hole, the conductors were really cool. Outside of the North East the trains are really slow; I probably will not do Cin-NY again, but I'll definitely do some shorter routes.