NativeSon5859
Conductor
I keep on finding reasons to hit the rails as of late. Needless to say I'm trying to do my part to keep Amtrak afloat.
I'm off to LAX this Friday on the inagural westbound Sunset. That's just a trip for the heck of it. I figure it's a good show of support to be there on that first run. And I get to rack up some new mileage which is always a good thing.
I get back to NOL on the 7th, and then I have to leave on the 12th for New York City for an alumni meeting/reception/networking event. So, of course, I looked into Amtrak for that trip, and they underpriced all the airlines outbound out of New Orleans. Coming back, Delta Air Lines was offering a fare of $83 one way from LaGuardia (no wonder they are losing $$$!), but that flight leaves at 9:00am. I have a feeling that I will have a very long two nights in NYC, so the idea of waking up really early and catching a cab to the airport doesn't appeal to me. So, i'm taking #19 back home. Might as well sleep late, enjoy a good NYC lunch, and hop on over to Penn Station. I'll be in Coach both ways on the Crescent, but hey, a train ride is a train ride.
I'm off to LAX this Friday on the inagural westbound Sunset. That's just a trip for the heck of it. I figure it's a good show of support to be there on that first run. And I get to rack up some new mileage which is always a good thing.
I get back to NOL on the 7th, and then I have to leave on the 12th for New York City for an alumni meeting/reception/networking event. So, of course, I looked into Amtrak for that trip, and they underpriced all the airlines outbound out of New Orleans. Coming back, Delta Air Lines was offering a fare of $83 one way from LaGuardia (no wonder they are losing $$$!), but that flight leaves at 9:00am. I have a feeling that I will have a very long two nights in NYC, so the idea of waking up really early and catching a cab to the airport doesn't appeal to me. So, i'm taking #19 back home. Might as well sleep late, enjoy a good NYC lunch, and hop on over to Penn Station. I'll be in Coach both ways on the Crescent, but hey, a train ride is a train ride.