Friday we took the train to Philadelphia to meet an old friend for lunch, a long and diverting day out.
1: When was the last time you rode a passenger train?
2: How close is the nearest passenger rail station?
3: Have you ever overnighted on a train?
4: Would you ride trains more, if they were easier/closer/faster?
5: When was the last time you had a diverting day out?
My Answers:
1: When was the last time you rode a passenger train? Friday
2: How close is the nearest passenger rail station? As the eagle flies about a mile, and the subway runs from close to home to next to the train station.
3: Have you ever overnighted on a train? No, I have had some late arrivals.
4: Would you ride trains more, if they were easier/closer/faster? Access is good from here, I wish the train went more places, and faster.
5: When was the last time I had a diverting day out? Friday, I needed that.
Please share your answers in the comments.
When was the last time you rode a passenger train? Probably four months ago.
ReplyDeleteHow close is the nearest passenger rail station? About 15 minutes by car.
Have you ever overnighted on a train? Yes, 3 days, 2 nights on the Orient Express.
Would you ride trains more, if they were easier/closer/faster? Yes, far more panache than flying.
When was the last time I had a diverting day out? The whole last 9 days, but then again, I was in Provincetown.
We won't ask if you got any - sleep - on the train
Delete1: When was the last time you rode a passenger train? I can’t remember when, but pre-Covid.
ReplyDelete2: How close is the nearest passenger rail station? Half-hour by car or 40 minutes on the commuter rail.
3: Have you ever overnighted on a train? No.
4: Would you ride trains more, if they were easier/closer/faster? Pre-Covid we did ride trains more because they were easier/closer/faster.
5: When was the last time I had a diverting day out? I usually have at least one a week.
From what I can see your commuter rail is easy to get to
Delete1. Train train would have been November 2010? Acela from NYC to WDC. ...when we got married. I've taken the Metro, NYC Subway, Paris Metro, the Tube since then, but I don't know if that's what you meant by passenger train.
ReplyDelete2. 20 minutes - downtown. Amtrak comes through. Usually dropping off / picking up at 02:00. I kid you not.
3. I have not.
4. I would. Still want to do a train ride across Canada.
5. It's been a while. But I'm hoping for one in two weeks.
I want to do the trans-Canada route.
Delete1: When was the last time you rode a passenger train? I'll have to say never.
ReplyDelete2: How close is the nearest passenger rail station? A few miles from our house.
3: Have you ever overnighted on a train? Never.
4: Would you ride trains more, if they were easier/closer/faster? I think they'd have to be faster, but yes I would.
5: When was the last time you had a diverting day out? I have been off work for over two weeks now, between my dad's hospitalization and the vacation Carlos and I had planned to visit my dad, so this whole last week has been diverting.
It would be a nice to way to get from where you are to Savannah,
Delete1: When was the last time you rode a passenger train? In 2016, the last time I was in England & France.
ReplyDelete2: How close is the nearest passenger rail station? 144 miles (north in Flagstaff)
3: Have you ever overnighted on a train? No
4: Would you ride trains more, if they were easier/closer/faster? Yes, absolutely
5: When was the last time you had a diverting day out? The first week of September.
It is a shame that so many American cities lack passenger rail.
DeleteI love looking out the window while on a train. Trains are a treat for me, so seldom taken (Think the closest one I Flagstaff).
ReplyDeleteWe see the most amazing things, when we look out the window
Delete1. I have not ridden one since before COVID.
ReplyDelete2. About 15 miles/20 minute drive
3. No, but I want to very much
4. Absolutely. They are my favorite mode of transportation
5. Thanksgiving in CT with the BFJ and friends and family.
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