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From: Tina Manley <images@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2014 11:09:31 -0400
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
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 11:37 PM, Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> On 6/6/14 21:02 : , Ken Norton wrote:
>>
>>> 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.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>>
>> Paul Braun
>> Certified Music Junkie
>> Valparaiso, IN
>>
>>
>> "It's such a fine line between stupid, and clever." - David St. Hubbins
>>
>> "Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life" - Berthold Auerbach
>>
>>
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>
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