Re: [MBZ] OT: Amtrak
When I started college that was the situation taking the commuter rail into Boston from Fitchburg. Go stand out behind the Salvation Army store... Now they've built a nice station with a big parking structure, ridership is up something like 10,000%... -Curt Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:32:36 -0700 (PDT) From: Christopher McCann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Amtrak To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Pretty close, but worse. It is an "unmanned" station. There is a building, about 90 years old that is locked up...so you just wait along the tracks...out in the elements. There is no platform, so your picture is pretty accurate as far as that goes. Chris ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Amtrak
Pretty close, but worse. It is an "unmanned" station. There is a building, about 90 years old that is locked up...so you just wait along the tracks...out in the elements. There is no platform, so your picture is pretty accurate as far as that goes. Chris From: Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Diesel List Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 5:05:11 PM Subject: [MBZ] OT: Amtrak Like this? http://www.hebners.net/amtrak/amtStationB/BensonAZ.jpg Glad to hear Des Moines isn't the only stupid state. My Dad claims the problem is that Amtrak stations are state funded and the states don't see any return on that money or rather they don't feel like they're seeing any return on it... -Curt Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:45:26 -0700 (PDT) From: Christopher McCann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] gas prices To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Amtrak does not go to Madison, WI either...you have to go about 45 minutes north to an abandoned station in a little town, the name of which I forget. Anyone ever take Amtrak to Deming, NM? Thoughts on the "station"? LOL! -Chris __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Amtrak
Can't remember how long ago, maybe two years or so, King George reduced the maintenance budget on Amtrak or child support to the this railroad Delays and poor arrival, departure times and poor services are expected, but I am waiting for a serious train accident and then a congressional report, fault will be finger pointed to Bj(*-HYI and nothing will be footed noted about reduction in child support . Bill 1981 300 TD Curt Raymond wrote: No doubt Amtrak has issues, for this run its perfect though. It takes 3.5 hours to go from Boston to Manhattan. To fly takes 30 minutes but... Arrive at the airport at least 2 hours before the flight. Theres no point in arriving more than 15 minutes before the train... The plane takes you into Queens, all my business is in Manhattan so thats at LEAST a 40 minute cab ride. I can plug in my laptop on the train, nevermind the fact that the seating area is big enough that I can ACTUALLY USE my laptop. I can get up and get a snack in the cafe car, sure the prices are high but theres no problem bringing your own food... Both Boston's South Station and NYC's Penn Station have good places to eat right in the train station. Logan has a couple good places, JFK and Laguardia don't or at least not that I've found. They cost almost exactly the same depending on what time of day you go. I see no reason to EVER fly to NYC... For my honeymoon we took the train from Albany to Niagra Falls. It took about 8 hours which is only a little more than it'd take you to drive. I don't remember exactly but I don't think it was all that expensive, around the same as flying I'd think. Again it was MUCH more comfortable... Of course on that run flying is MUCH faster but that was October 1, 2001 and nothing was going to make my wife get on an airplane. Irrational I know but there you are. -Curt Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 06:51:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Christopher McCann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Amtrak was:79 year old veggie oil maker harassed by gummint To: Mercedes Discussion List Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 I love taking the train, but Amtrak is SO bad in the midwest it is practically unbearable. 50 hours from Madison, WI to Deming, NM. They have some good lines on th East coast, where I assume you are (Manhattan), but elsewhere it is awful. If I had to go from Kansas City to South Carolina - I have to change trains in CHICAGO!! In almost every case, flying is cheaper than the train, sadly. Chris - Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Amtrak
It was misspelled several times earlier. I didn't single you out anyway so chill. On 3/13/07, Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Way to make a nit-picking reply to a post that doesn't have the mis-spelling you're trying to fix. The Acela doesn't run in the midwest, just the northeast corridor. Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:50:27 -0400 From: "andrew strasfogel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Amtrak To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Acela has one 'c' and one 'l'. On 3/13/07, Gary Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My daughter and some of her friends decided they wanted to go to > Chicago over spring break last year. They thought the train sounded > like a fun way to get there. After 22 hours to get from Dallas to > Chicago, they all cashed in their return ticket and flew home. She > said it was the most miserable trip she'd ever taken. > > European and Japanese rail systems are a great way to get around, but > AMTRAK in the midwest is a joke. > > > Gary Thompson > Georgetown, TX > 1995 E320 > > > On 3/12/07, Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > you are making me want to go somewhere by train! > > > > last time i went anywhere was like 20 years ago, from san jose, ca to > > seattle. i kind of enjoyed it . they had some kind of very cheap > > promo deal on that train from los angeles, so we played lots of > > different card and tile games with people from the hood we would never > > meet otherwise. i didn't like sleeping in the seat though. i think > > if i had some kind of sleeper car, the trip would have been just > > grand. > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com - Don't be flakey. Get Yahoo! Mail for Mobile and always stay connected to friends. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Amtrak
Way to make a nit-picking reply to a post that doesn't have the mis-spelling you're trying to fix. The Acela doesn't run in the midwest, just the northeast corridor. Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:50:27 -0400 From: "andrew strasfogel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Amtrak To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Acela has one 'c' and one 'l'. On 3/13/07, Gary Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My daughter and some of her friends decided they wanted to go to > Chicago over spring break last year. They thought the train sounded > like a fun way to get there. After 22 hours to get from Dallas to > Chicago, they all cashed in their return ticket and flew home. She > said it was the most miserable trip she'd ever taken. > > European and Japanese rail systems are a great way to get around, but > AMTRAK in the midwest is a joke. > > > Gary Thompson > Georgetown, TX > 1995 E320 > > > On 3/12/07, Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > you are making me want to go somewhere by train! > > > > last time i went anywhere was like 20 years ago, from san jose, ca to > > seattle. i kind of enjoyed it . they had some kind of very cheap > > promo deal on that train from los angeles, so we played lots of > > different card and tile games with people from the hood we would never > > meet otherwise. i didn't like sleeping in the seat though. i think > > if i had some kind of sleeper car, the trip would have been just > > grand. > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com - Don't be flakey. Get Yahoo! Mail for Mobile and always stay connected to friends. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Mar 13 19:13:46 2007 Received: from mailout5.parasun.com ([204.174.16.215]) by server8.arterytc8.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) id 1HRCRO-0006bD-HJ for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:13:46 + Received: from rrcs-24-39-222-124.nys.biz.rr.com ([24.39.222.124] helo=user4ykwxvt62x) by mailout5.parasun.com with smtp (Exim 4.54) id 1HRCRJ-0008J0-On for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:13:42 -0700 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Mike Canfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]><[EMAIL PROTECTED]><[EMAIL PROTECTED]><[EMAIL PROTECTED]><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:13:21 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Subject: Re: [MBZ] Adding 2 cycle oil to diesel fuel??? X-BeenThere: mercedes@okiebenz.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9.cp2 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List List-Unsubscribe: <http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com> List-Post: <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:13:46 - Andrew, I think you are correct..I believe a camels' urine fed such a diet would produce Camel-Purge. Mike - Original Message - From: "andrew strasfogel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 2:53 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Adding 2 cycle oil to diesel fuel??? > What about an exclusively corn and soymeal-fed camel? Won't its urine > have > properties similar to biodiesel? > > On 3/13/07, Mike Canfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Octane..Cetane.It's all the same with camel urine. Unless, of >> course it's synthetic camel urine, then it's certainly neither and only >> dependent upon viscosity. >> >> Mike >> - Original Message - >
Re: [MBZ] OT: Amtrak
Acela has one 'c' and one 'l'. On 3/13/07, Gary Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: My daughter and some of her friends decided they wanted to go to Chicago over spring break last year. They thought the train sounded like a fun way to get there. After 22 hours to get from Dallas to Chicago, they all cashed in their return ticket and flew home. She said it was the most miserable trip she'd ever taken. European and Japanese rail systems are a great way to get around, but AMTRAK in the midwest is a joke. Gary Thompson Georgetown, TX 1995 E320 On 3/12/07, Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > you are making me want to go somewhere by train! > > last time i went anywhere was like 20 years ago, from san jose, ca to > seattle. i kind of enjoyed it . they had some kind of very cheap > promo deal on that train from los angeles, so we played lots of > different card and tile games with people from the hood we would never > meet otherwise. i didn't like sleeping in the seat though. i think > if i had some kind of sleeper car, the trip would have been just > grand. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Amtrak
My daughter and some of her friends decided they wanted to go to Chicago over spring break last year. They thought the train sounded like a fun way to get there. After 22 hours to get from Dallas to Chicago, they all cashed in their return ticket and flew home. She said it was the most miserable trip she'd ever taken. European and Japanese rail systems are a great way to get around, but AMTRAK in the midwest is a joke. Gary Thompson Georgetown, TX 1995 E320 On 3/12/07, Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: you are making me want to go somewhere by train! last time i went anywhere was like 20 years ago, from san jose, ca to seattle. i kind of enjoyed it . they had some kind of very cheap promo deal on that train from los angeles, so we played lots of different card and tile games with people from the hood we would never meet otherwise. i didn't like sleeping in the seat though. i think if i had some kind of sleeper car, the trip would have been just grand.
Re: [MBZ] OT: Amtrak
Not a chance. Florida roads only went North and South then, especially rails. To ride from Ft. Lauderdale to Ocala means a trip to Tampa first, so there must be some routes that do cross state now. I quit using Amtrak, as much as I liked it, because to visit family meant middle of the night trips to the train. Only Ocala arrival now is @ 3AM, departure about 4:30 AM. 40 years ago there were arrivals from S. Florida 3 - 4 times a day, during the work day [I used to pick kids up there for camp]. I enjoy train travel, but the schedules just didn't work for me. BillR - Original Message - From: "Gary Hurst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 4:46 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Amtrak he meant coast to coast in florida On 3/12/07, andrew strasfogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: "In the 40's you could go coast to coast via train in 24 hours. A lot of "progress" huh?" I'm going to call your bluff on this. Coast to coast by train in 24 hours? That an average of over 100 mph assuming no stops. Where did this factoid come from? On 3/12/07, Potter, Tom E <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > About 10 years ago, the wife and I took Amtrak from Houston to Los > Angeles and back. We had a sleeper, and it was a great trip. Flying > would have cost half as much, but the train trip was so much more fun. > I > definitely recommend it if you just want to relax. > > Tom Potter > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher McCann > Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 1:36 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Amtrak > > Never had a sleeper car. Would have been great from WI to NM, but was > $800/person, if I remember correctly. > > Chris > > In the 40's you could go coast to coast via train in 24 hours. A lot of > "progress" huh? > > > > Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: you are making me want to go > somewhere by train! > > last time i went anywhere was like 20 years ago, from san jose, ca to > seattle. i kind of enjoyed it . they had some kind of very cheap > promo deal on that train from los angeles, so we played lots of > different card and tile games with people from the hood we would never > meet otherwise. i didn't like sleeping in the seat though. i think > if i had some kind of sleeper car, the trip would have been just > grand. > > On 3/12/07, Curt Raymond wrote: > > > > No doubt Amtrak has issues, for this run its perfect though. It takes > 3.5 hours to go from Boston to Manhattan. > > To fly takes 30 minutes but... > > Arrive at the airport at least 2 hours before the flight. > > Theres no point in arriving more than 15 minutes before the train... > > The plane takes you into Queens, all my business is in Manhattan so > thats at LEAST a 40 minute cab ride. > > I can plug in my laptop on the train, nevermind the fact that the > seating area is big enough that I can ACTUALLY USE my laptop. > > I can get up and get a snack in the cafe car, sure the prices are > > high > but theres no problem bringing your own food... > > Both Boston's South Station and NYC's Penn Station have good places > > to > eat right in the train station. Logan has a couple good places, JFK and > Laguardia don't or at least not that I've found. > > > > They cost almost exactly the same depending on what time of day you > go. I see no reason to EVER fly to NYC... > > > > For my honeymoon we took the train from Albany to Niagra Falls. It > took about 8 hours which is only a little more than it'd take you to > drive. I don't remember exactly but I don't think it was all that > expensive, around the same as flying I'd think. Again it was MUCH more > comfortable... > > Of course on that run flying is MUCH faster but that was October 1, > 2001 and nothing was going to make my wife get on an airplane. > Irrational I know but there you are. > > > > -Curt > > > > Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 06:51:30 -0700 (PDT) > > From: Christopher McCann > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Amtrak was:79 year old veggie oil maker harassed > > by > > gummint > > To: Mercedes Discussion List > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > > > I love taking the train, but Amtrak is SO bad in the > > midwest it is practically unbearable. 50 hours from Madison, WI to > Deming, > > NM. They have some good lines on th East coast, where I assume you > > are > > (Manhattan), but elsewhere
Re: [MBZ] OT: Amtrak
The Acella runs from Boston to DC. Theres Metroliner service into your area I think. >From Boston to NYC the Acella runs through some very pretty and pretty >interesting areas. Where it runs right along the ocean its very pretty. Places >like were it runs through Bridgeport. CT just across the river from Groton, CT >is pretty interesting including one HUGE building where they apparently build >submarines, at least the door is submarine shaped. I haven't gone south of NYC on the train yet, if I get the opportunity I will though. -Curt Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:17:20 -0400 From: "Gary Hurst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Amtrak To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed you are making me want to go somewhere by train! last time i went anywhere was like 20 years ago, from san jose, ca to seattle. i kind of enjoyed it . they had some kind of very cheap promo deal on that train from los angeles, so we played lots of different card and tile games with people from the hood we would never meet otherwise. i didn't like sleeping in the seat though. i think if i had some kind of sleeper car, the trip would have been just grand. - Don't be flakey. Get Yahoo! Mail for Mobile and always stay connected to friends. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Mar 12 23:55:13 2007 Received: from web32802.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.206.32]) by server8.arterytc8.net with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) id 1HQuMD-0004bK-CY for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Mon, 12 Mar 2007 23:55:13 + Received: (qmail 72966 invoked by uid 60001); 12 Mar 2007 23:55:05 - X-YMail-OSG: E.nRI3YVM1ne47VBolUxObLuHlQG4ZP06troWufACWqN3rCqtO9voDFKVpyahnVR1WRIidJzOYAAyp2i.jSr.oBIBCOnlfNfH4a4P6LuyQq0KhKtsKhV_Q_bNVNsl5RqToVURXedd5iXZRLtUnClT2rRUA-- Received: from [63.209.234.27] by web32802.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:55:05 PDT Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:55:05 -0700 (PDT) From: Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Diesel List MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.9.cp2 Subject: Re: [MBZ] Greasing front wheel bearings X-BeenThere: mercedes@okiebenz.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9.cp2 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List List-Unsubscribe: <http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com> List-Post: <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 23:55:14 - The only place I'd even think of suggesting synthetic is better for the car is in the transmission. I haven't ever heard anybody say Mobil 1 in the transmission didn't work out. Well other than the other poster who had a dirty transmission but that wasn't the Mobil 1's fault. Synthetic engine oil is great, it makes the car start easier when its cold and lets my 190D go 10,000 miles between oil changes both of which in this cold weather have been GREAT. If you don't drive your Benz when its cold or can't (or don't want to) take advantage of the long change interval then synthetic isn't a good choice for you, there are plenty of very good conventional oils. Synthetic grease, eh, whatever... I play with old snowmobiles, snowmobiles are hard on grease. I tried some synthetic, it didn't seem to make any difference, things were stiff until they warmed up a little just like with regular grease and it disappeared with the exact same annoying regularity. Didn't seem like I'd gained anything. -Curt Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:35:16 -0600 From: "R A Bennell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Greasing front wheel bearings To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Gee, what happened to the - you must use synthetic - line? Surely this must hold for grease as well as oil. Is the factory MB grease synthetic? For what it is worth, I have been using a red colored synthetic grease in everything for the past few years. Don't know how good it is - a house brand so hard to quantify perhaps - much more expensive than the name brand non-synthetic stuff. - The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing
Re: [MBZ] OT: Amtrak
That's a thought. Coast of Lake Erie to the coast of Lake Superior? Gulf Coast to Maine (Atlantic coast)? On 3/12/07, Christopher McCann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It came from my steam engine buff friend Louis...I will call him on it and let you know. Chris andrew strasfogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: "In the 40's you could go coast to coast via train in 24 hours. A lot of "progress" huh?" I'm going to call your bluff on this. Coast to coast by train in 24 hours? That an average of over 100 mph assuming no stops. Where did this factoid come from? On 3/12/07, Potter, Tom E wrote: > > About 10 years ago, the wife and I took Amtrak from Houston to Los > Angeles and back. We had a sleeper, and it was a great trip. Flying > would have cost half as much, but the train trip was so much more fun. I > definitely recommend it if you just want to relax. > > Tom Potter > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher McCann > Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 1:36 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Amtrak > > Never had a sleeper car. Would have been great from WI to NM, but was > $800/person, if I remember correctly. > > Chris > > In the 40's you could go coast to coast via train in 24 hours. A lot of > "progress" huh? > > > > Gary Hurst wrote: you are making me want to go > somewhere by train! > > last time i went anywhere was like 20 years ago, from san jose, ca to > seattle. i kind of enjoyed it . they had some kind of very cheap > promo deal on that train from los angeles, so we played lots of > different card and tile games with people from the hood we would never > meet otherwise. i didn't like sleeping in the seat though. i think > if i had some kind of sleeper car, the trip would have been just > grand. > > On 3/12/07, Curt Raymond wrote: > > > > No doubt Amtrak has issues, for this run its perfect though. It takes > 3.5 hours to go from Boston to Manhattan. > > To fly takes 30 minutes but... > > Arrive at the airport at least 2 hours before the flight. > > Theres no point in arriving more than 15 minutes before the train... > > The plane takes you into Queens, all my business is in Manhattan so > thats at LEAST a 40 minute cab ride. > > I can plug in my laptop on the train, nevermind the fact that the > seating area is big enough that I can ACTUALLY USE my laptop. > > I can get up and get a snack in the cafe car, sure the prices are high > but theres no problem bringing your own food... > > Both Boston's South Station and NYC's Penn Station have good places to > eat right in the train station. Logan has a couple good places, JFK and > Laguardia don't or at least not that I've found. > > > > They cost almost exactly the same depending on what time of day you > go. I see no reason to EVER fly to NYC... > > > > For my honeymoon we took the train from Albany to Niagra Falls. It > took about 8 hours which is only a little more than it'd take you to > drive. I don't remember exactly but I don't think it was all that > expensive, around the same as flying I'd think. Again it was MUCH more > comfortable... > > Of course on that run flying is MUCH faster but that was October 1, > 2001 and nothing was going to make my wife get on an airplane. > Irrational I know but there you are. > > > > -Curt > > > > Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 06:51:30 -0700 (PDT) > > From: Christopher McCann > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Amtrak was:79 year old veggie oil maker harassed by > > gummint > > To: Mercedes Discussion List > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > > > I love taking the train, but Amtrak is SO bad in the > > midwest it is practically unbearable. 50 hours from Madison, WI to > Deming, > > NM. They have some good lines on th East coast, where I assume you are > > (Manhattan), but elsewhere it is awful. If I had to go from Kansas > City > > to South Carolina - I have to change trains in CHICAGO!! In almost > every > > case, flying is cheaper than the train, sadly. > > > > Chris > > > > > > - > > Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. > > Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe o
Re: [MBZ] OT: Amtrak
it sounds like some kind of speed test deal and nothing that any passenger could possibly take advantage of On 3/12/07, Christopher McCann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It came from my steam engine buff friend Louis...I will call him on it and let you know. Chris andrew strasfogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: "In the 40's you could go coast to coast via train in 24 hours. A lot of "progress" huh?" I'm going to call your bluff on this. Coast to coast by train in 24 hours? That an average of over 100 mph assuming no stops. Where did this factoid come from? On 3/12/07, Potter, Tom E wrote: > > About 10 years ago, the wife and I took Amtrak from Houston to Los > Angeles and back. We had a sleeper, and it was a great trip. Flying > would have cost half as much, but the train trip was so much more fun. I > definitely recommend it if you just want to relax. > > Tom Potter > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher McCann > Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 1:36 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Amtrak > > Never had a sleeper car. Would have been great from WI to NM, but was > $800/person, if I remember correctly. > > Chris > > In the 40's you could go coast to coast via train in 24 hours. A lot of > "progress" huh? > > > > Gary Hurst wrote: you are making me want to go > somewhere by train! > > last time i went anywhere was like 20 years ago, from san jose, ca to > seattle. i kind of enjoyed it . they had some kind of very cheap > promo deal on that train from los angeles, so we played lots of > different card and tile games with people from the hood we would never > meet otherwise. i didn't like sleeping in the seat though. i think > if i had some kind of sleeper car, the trip would have been just > grand. > > On 3/12/07, Curt Raymond wrote: > > > > No doubt Amtrak has issues, for this run its perfect though. It takes > 3.5 hours to go from Boston to Manhattan. > > To fly takes 30 minutes but... > > Arrive at the airport at least 2 hours before the flight. > > Theres no point in arriving more than 15 minutes before the train... > > The plane takes you into Queens, all my business is in Manhattan so > thats at LEAST a 40 minute cab ride. > > I can plug in my laptop on the train, nevermind the fact that the > seating area is big enough that I can ACTUALLY USE my laptop. > > I can get up and get a snack in the cafe car, sure the prices are high > but theres no problem bringing your own food... > > Both Boston's South Station and NYC's Penn Station have good places to > eat right in the train station. Logan has a couple good places, JFK and > Laguardia don't or at least not that I've found. > > > > They cost almost exactly the same depending on what time of day you > go. I see no reason to EVER fly to NYC... > > > > For my honeymoon we took the train from Albany to Niagra Falls. It > took about 8 hours which is only a little more than it'd take you to > drive. I don't remember exactly but I don't think it was all that > expensive, around the same as flying I'd think. Again it was MUCH more > comfortable... > > Of course on that run flying is MUCH faster but that was October 1, > 2001 and nothing was going to make my wife get on an airplane. > Irrational I know but there you are. > > > > -Curt > > > > Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 06:51:30 -0700 (PDT) > > From: Christopher McCann > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Amtrak was:79 year old veggie oil maker harassed by > > gummint > > To: Mercedes Discussion List > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > > > I love taking the train, but Amtrak is SO bad in the > > midwest it is practically unbearable. 50 hours from Madison, WI to > Deming, > > NM. They have some good lines on th East coast, where I assume you are > > (Manhattan), but elsewhere it is awful. If I had to go from Kansas > City > > to South Carolina - I have to change trains in CHICAGO!! In almost > every > > case, flying is cheaper than the train, sadly. > > > > Chris > > > > > > - > > Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. > > Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or cha
Re: [MBZ] OT: Amtrak
It came from my steam engine buff friend Louis...I will call him on it and let you know. Chris andrew strasfogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: "In the 40's you could go coast to coast via train in 24 hours. A lot of "progress" huh?" I'm going to call your bluff on this. Coast to coast by train in 24 hours? That an average of over 100 mph assuming no stops. Where did this factoid come from? On 3/12/07, Potter, Tom E wrote: > > About 10 years ago, the wife and I took Amtrak from Houston to Los > Angeles and back. We had a sleeper, and it was a great trip. Flying > would have cost half as much, but the train trip was so much more fun. I > definitely recommend it if you just want to relax. > > Tom Potter > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher McCann > Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 1:36 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Amtrak > > Never had a sleeper car. Would have been great from WI to NM, but was > $800/person, if I remember correctly. > > Chris > > In the 40's you could go coast to coast via train in 24 hours. A lot of > "progress" huh? > > > > Gary Hurst wrote: you are making me want to go > somewhere by train! > > last time i went anywhere was like 20 years ago, from san jose, ca to > seattle. i kind of enjoyed it . they had some kind of very cheap > promo deal on that train from los angeles, so we played lots of > different card and tile games with people from the hood we would never > meet otherwise. i didn't like sleeping in the seat though. i think > if i had some kind of sleeper car, the trip would have been just > grand. > > On 3/12/07, Curt Raymond wrote: > > > > No doubt Amtrak has issues, for this run its perfect though. It takes > 3.5 hours to go from Boston to Manhattan. > > To fly takes 30 minutes but... > > Arrive at the airport at least 2 hours before the flight. > > Theres no point in arriving more than 15 minutes before the train... > > The plane takes you into Queens, all my business is in Manhattan so > thats at LEAST a 40 minute cab ride. > > I can plug in my laptop on the train, nevermind the fact that the > seating area is big enough that I can ACTUALLY USE my laptop. > > I can get up and get a snack in the cafe car, sure the prices are high > but theres no problem bringing your own food... > > Both Boston's South Station and NYC's Penn Station have good places to > eat right in the train station. Logan has a couple good places, JFK and > Laguardia don't or at least not that I've found. > > > > They cost almost exactly the same depending on what time of day you > go. I see no reason to EVER fly to NYC... > > > > For my honeymoon we took the train from Albany to Niagra Falls. It > took about 8 hours which is only a little more than it'd take you to > drive. I don't remember exactly but I don't think it was all that > expensive, around the same as flying I'd think. Again it was MUCH more > comfortable... > > Of course on that run flying is MUCH faster but that was October 1, > 2001 and nothing was going to make my wife get on an airplane. > Irrational I know but there you are. > > > > -Curt > > > > Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 06:51:30 -0700 (PDT) > > From: Christopher McCann > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Amtrak was:79 year old veggie oil maker harassed by > > gummint > > To: Mercedes Discussion List > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > > > I love taking the train, but Amtrak is SO bad in the > > midwest it is practically unbearable. 50 hours from Madison, WI to > Deming, > > NM. They have some good lines on th East coast, where I assume you are > > (Manhattan), but elsewhere it is awful. If I had to go from Kansas > City > > to South Carolina - I have to change trains in CHICAGO!! In almost > every > > case, flying is cheaper than the train, sadly. > > > > Chris > > > > > > - > > Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. > > Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > Fo
Re: [MBZ] OT: Amtrak
he meant coast to coast in florida On 3/12/07, andrew strasfogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: "In the 40's you could go coast to coast via train in 24 hours. A lot of "progress" huh?" I'm going to call your bluff on this. Coast to coast by train in 24 hours? That an average of over 100 mph assuming no stops. Where did this factoid come from? On 3/12/07, Potter, Tom E <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > About 10 years ago, the wife and I took Amtrak from Houston to Los > Angeles and back. We had a sleeper, and it was a great trip. Flying > would have cost half as much, but the train trip was so much more fun. I > definitely recommend it if you just want to relax. > > Tom Potter > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher McCann > Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 1:36 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Amtrak > > Never had a sleeper car. Would have been great from WI to NM, but was > $800/person, if I remember correctly. > > Chris > > In the 40's you could go coast to coast via train in 24 hours. A lot of > "progress" huh? > > > > Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: you are making me want to go > somewhere by train! > > last time i went anywhere was like 20 years ago, from san jose, ca to > seattle. i kind of enjoyed it . they had some kind of very cheap > promo deal on that train from los angeles, so we played lots of > different card and tile games with people from the hood we would never > meet otherwise. i didn't like sleeping in the seat though. i think > if i had some kind of sleeper car, the trip would have been just > grand. > > On 3/12/07, Curt Raymond wrote: > > > > No doubt Amtrak has issues, for this run its perfect though. It takes > 3.5 hours to go from Boston to Manhattan. > > To fly takes 30 minutes but... > > Arrive at the airport at least 2 hours before the flight. > > Theres no point in arriving more than 15 minutes before the train... > > The plane takes you into Queens, all my business is in Manhattan so > thats at LEAST a 40 minute cab ride. > > I can plug in my laptop on the train, nevermind the fact that the > seating area is big enough that I can ACTUALLY USE my laptop. > > I can get up and get a snack in the cafe car, sure the prices are high > but theres no problem bringing your own food... > > Both Boston's South Station and NYC's Penn Station have good places to > eat right in the train station. Logan has a couple good places, JFK and > Laguardia don't or at least not that I've found. > > > > They cost almost exactly the same depending on what time of day you > go. I see no reason to EVER fly to NYC... > > > > For my honeymoon we took the train from Albany to Niagra Falls. It > took about 8 hours which is only a little more than it'd take you to > drive. I don't remember exactly but I don't think it was all that > expensive, around the same as flying I'd think. Again it was MUCH more > comfortable... > > Of course on that run flying is MUCH faster but that was October 1, > 2001 and nothing was going to make my wife get on an airplane. > Irrational I know but there you are. > > > > -Curt > > > > Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 06:51:30 -0700 (PDT) > > From: Christopher McCann > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Amtrak was:79 year old veggie oil maker harassed by > > gummint > > To: Mercedes Discussion List > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > > > I love taking the train, but Amtrak is SO bad in the > > midwest it is practically unbearable. 50 hours from Madison, WI to > Deming, > > NM. They have some good lines on th East coast, where I assume you are > > (Manhattan), but elsewhere it is awful. If I had to go from Kansas > City > > to South Carolina - I have to change trains in CHICAGO!! In almost > every > > case, flying is cheaper than the train, sadly. > > > > Chris > > > > > > - > > Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. > > Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new part
Re: [MBZ] OT: Amtrak
"In the 40's you could go coast to coast via train in 24 hours. A lot of "progress" huh?" I'm going to call your bluff on this. Coast to coast by train in 24 hours? That an average of over 100 mph assuming no stops. Where did this factoid come from? On 3/12/07, Potter, Tom E <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: About 10 years ago, the wife and I took Amtrak from Houston to Los Angeles and back. We had a sleeper, and it was a great trip. Flying would have cost half as much, but the train trip was so much more fun. I definitely recommend it if you just want to relax. Tom Potter -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher McCann Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 1:36 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Amtrak Never had a sleeper car. Would have been great from WI to NM, but was $800/person, if I remember correctly. Chris In the 40's you could go coast to coast via train in 24 hours. A lot of "progress" huh? Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: you are making me want to go somewhere by train! last time i went anywhere was like 20 years ago, from san jose, ca to seattle. i kind of enjoyed it . they had some kind of very cheap promo deal on that train from los angeles, so we played lots of different card and tile games with people from the hood we would never meet otherwise. i didn't like sleeping in the seat though. i think if i had some kind of sleeper car, the trip would have been just grand. On 3/12/07, Curt Raymond wrote: > > No doubt Amtrak has issues, for this run its perfect though. It takes 3.5 hours to go from Boston to Manhattan. > To fly takes 30 minutes but... > Arrive at the airport at least 2 hours before the flight. > Theres no point in arriving more than 15 minutes before the train... > The plane takes you into Queens, all my business is in Manhattan so thats at LEAST a 40 minute cab ride. > I can plug in my laptop on the train, nevermind the fact that the seating area is big enough that I can ACTUALLY USE my laptop. > I can get up and get a snack in the cafe car, sure the prices are high but theres no problem bringing your own food... > Both Boston's South Station and NYC's Penn Station have good places to eat right in the train station. Logan has a couple good places, JFK and Laguardia don't or at least not that I've found. > > They cost almost exactly the same depending on what time of day you go. I see no reason to EVER fly to NYC... > > For my honeymoon we took the train from Albany to Niagra Falls. It took about 8 hours which is only a little more than it'd take you to drive. I don't remember exactly but I don't think it was all that expensive, around the same as flying I'd think. Again it was MUCH more comfortable... > Of course on that run flying is MUCH faster but that was October 1, 2001 and nothing was going to make my wife get on an airplane. Irrational I know but there you are. > > -Curt > > Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 06:51:30 -0700 (PDT) > From: Christopher McCann > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Amtrak was:79 year old veggie oil maker harassed by > gummint > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > I love taking the train, but Amtrak is SO bad in the > midwest it is practically unbearable. 50 hours from Madison, WI to Deming, > NM. They have some good lines on th East coast, where I assume you are > (Manhattan), but elsewhere it is awful. If I had to go from Kansas City > to South Carolina - I have to change trains in CHICAGO!! In almost every > case, flying is cheaper than the train, sadly. > > Chris > > > - > Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. > Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com - Never miss an email again! Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. Check it out. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/me
Re: [MBZ] OT: Amtrak
ntent-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:54:44 -0500 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [MBZ] OT: Amtrak Thread-Index: Acdk1W6+H9bCJnOFRuarEcyrBI6jLAAAguow References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Potter, Tom E" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Mar 2007 18:54:45.0306 (UTC) FILETIME=[E69BB9A0:01C764D7] X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Amtrak X-BeenThere: mercedes@okiebenz.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9.cp2 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List List-Unsubscribe: <http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com> List-Post: <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 18:54:54 - About 10 years ago, the wife and I took Amtrak from Houston to Los Angeles and back. We had a sleeper, and it was a great trip. Flying would have cost half as much, but the train trip was so much more fun. I definitely recommend it if you just want to relax. Tom Potter -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher McCann Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 1:36 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Amtrak Never had a sleeper car. Would have been great from WI to NM, but was $800/person, if I remember correctly. Chris In the 40's you could go coast to coast via train in 24 hours. A lot of "progress" huh? Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: you are making me want to go somewhere by train! last time i went anywhere was like 20 years ago, from san jose, ca to seattle. i kind of enjoyed it . they had some kind of very cheap promo deal on that train from los angeles, so we played lots of different card and tile games with people from the hood we would never meet otherwise. i didn't like sleeping in the seat though. i think if i had some kind of sleeper car, the trip would have been just grand. On 3/12/07, Curt Raymond wrote: > > No doubt Amtrak has issues, for this run its perfect though. It takes 3.5 hours to go from Boston to Manhattan. > To fly takes 30 minutes but... > Arrive at the airport at least 2 hours before the flight. > Theres no point in arriving more than 15 minutes before the train... > The plane takes you into Queens, all my business is in Manhattan so thats at LEAST a 40 minute cab ride. > I can plug in my laptop on the train, nevermind the fact that the seating area is big enough that I can ACTUALLY USE my laptop. > I can get up and get a snack in the cafe car, sure the prices are high but theres no problem bringing your own food... > Both Boston's South Station and NYC's Penn Station have good places to eat right in the train station. Logan has a couple good places, JFK and Laguardia don't or at least not that I've found. > > They cost almost exactly the same depending on what time of day you go. I see no reason to EVER fly to NYC... > > For my honeymoon we took the train from Albany to Niagra Falls. It took about 8 hours which is only a little more than it'd take you to drive. I don't remember exactly but I don't think it was all that expensive, around the same as flying I'd think. Again it was MUCH more comfortable... > Of course on that run flying is MUCH faster but that was October 1, 2001 and nothing was going to make my wife get on an airplane. Irrational I know but there you are. > > -Curt > > Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 06:51:30 -0700 (PDT) > From: Christopher McCann=20 > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Amtrak was:79 year old veggie oil maker harassed by > gummint > To: Mercedes Discussion List=20 > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3Diso-8859-1 > > I love taking the train, but Amtrak is SO bad in the > midwest it is practically unbearable. 50 hours from Madison, WI to Deming, > NM. They have some good lines on th East coast, where I assume you are > (Manhattan), but elsewhere it is awful. If I had to go from Kansas City > to South Carolina - I have to change trains in CHICAGO!! In almost every > case, flying is cheaper than the train, sadly. > > Chris > > > - > Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. > Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Amtrak
No doubt Amtrak has issues, for this run its perfect though. It takes 3.5 hours to go from Boston to Manhattan. To fly takes 30 minutes but... Arrive at the airport at least 2 hours before the flight. Theres no point in arriving more than 15 minutes before the train... The plane takes you into Queens, all my business is in Manhattan so thats at LEAST a 40 minute cab ride. I can plug in my laptop on the train, nevermind the fact that the seating area is big enough that I can ACTUALLY USE my laptop. I can get up and get a snack in the cafe car, sure the prices are high but theres no problem bringing your own food... Both Boston's South Station and NYC's Penn Station have good places to eat right in the train station. Logan has a couple good places, JFK and Laguardia don't or at least not that I've found. They cost almost exactly the same depending on what time of day you go. I see no reason to EVER fly to NYC... For my honeymoon we took the train from Albany to Niagra Falls. It took about 8 hours which is only a little more than it'd take you to drive. I don't remember exactly but I don't think it was all that expensive, around the same as flying I'd think. Again it was MUCH more comfortable... Of course on that run flying is MUCH faster but that was October 1, 2001 and nothing was going to make my wife get on an airplane. Irrational I know but there you are. -Curt Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 06:51:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Christopher McCann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Amtrak was:79 year old veggie oil maker harassed by gummint To: Mercedes Discussion List Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 I love taking the train, but Amtrak is SO bad in the midwest it is practically unbearable. 50 hours from Madison, WI to Deming, NM. They have some good lines on th East coast, where I assume you are (Manhattan), but elsewhere it is awful. If I had to go from Kansas City to South Carolina - I have to change trains in CHICAGO!! In almost every case, flying is cheaper than the train, sadly. Chris - Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Mar 12 18:17:38 2007 Received: from ug-out-1314.google.com ([66.249.92.171]) by server8.arterytc8.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) id 1HQp5T-zx-9p for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Mon, 12 Mar 2007 18:17:38 + Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id s2so2283548uge for ; Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:17:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.114.157.1 with SMTP id f1mr2001591wae.1173723445769; Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:17:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.115.58.8 with HTTP; Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:17:20 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:17:20 -0400 From: "Gary Hurst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Amtrak X-BeenThere: mercedes@okiebenz.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9.cp2 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List List-Unsubscribe: <http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com> List-Post: <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 18:17:41 - you are making me want to go somewhere by train! last time i went anywhere was like 20 years ago, from san jose, ca to seattle. i kind of enjoyed it . they had some kind of very cheap promo deal on that train from los angeles, so we played lots of different card and tile games with people from the hood we would never meet otherwise. i didn't like sleeping in the seat though. i think if i had some kind of sleeper car, the trip would have been just grand. On 3/12/07, Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > No doubt Amtrak has issues, for this run its perfect though. It takes 3.5 > hours to go from Boston to Manhattan. > To fly takes 30 minutes but... > Arrive at the airport at least 2 hours before the flight. > Theres no point in arriving more than 15 minutes before the train... > The plane takes you into Queens, all my business is in Manhattan so thats at > LEAST a 40 minute cab ride. > I can plug in my laptop on the train, nevermind the fac
