My Weekend's Trip...

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Heading for a lil getaway this weekend.

  • Leaving Kingston, RI on Train 95 for Philly.
  • Friday to Sunday, Conference in Philly
  • Sunday, Leaving on Train 195 for DC
  • Sunday night, Stay at Gally :D
  • Monday, leave on train 174 to come back home.
I will let everyone knows how this lil train trip goes.
 
That sounds fun! Have a good trip dude. :thumb:

Don't get train sick.. hehehehe.... :whistle:
 
Have a blast! Let us know with pictures and stories of ur trip! :D
 
I will take pics. I hope I have enough Memory. I have 2.5 GB of memory cards. I may switch from RAW to JPEG so that I will have more room. Yah, JPEG should be fine. JPEG is about 1/2 the size at...unless I use less resolution.
 
Wb from ur trip and we want to hear it out, if u wanna share. :)
 
wb!! i am jealous that you traveled by train.. and i know you love trains.. so my dad too.. I am trying to follow his steps....
I am thinking about traveling train from mpls to GB, wisc ..

and my dad was serving korea war in past and he was working as cook in the box cars.. i wish i could find the pics.. my mom has them and hid them :dunno:... maybe i can look around on websites..
:)
 
I'll give you a quick overview.

Left friday after 10 or so inches of snow and VERY cold. Train lost about 5 mins every stop on the way to New York City due to snow and ice accumulating at the doors. In New York City, they De-Iced all the doors and entries with some de-icer and also fixed a lil air leak (probally caused by the snow, too). Then we made good time to Philly.

Sunday, train was perfectly on schedule from Philly to DC. Got off the train, and just missed one Gally shuttle, but caught the last one of the mid-afternoon. I got confused at where the new pickup for the Shuttle was. I think it's in a stupid place.

Monday, hopped on the train back home. We were running on time until we came to Stratford, CT. Someone decided to walk in front of a Metro-North train. That set up back about 10 minutes.

Overall, the train was excellent, except it was TOO HOT on the way home. They finally shut the heat off. Apparently, the coaches have no thermostat, just heat ON/OFF. That is my only complaint.
 
Aw sorry to hear that, I haven't rode on a train before, it would be neat to ride in one someday! ;)
 
prostock, nice short story about the train trip, sounds like it wasn't much to tell about, at least it was a weekender. ;)
 
^Angel^ said:
Aw sorry to hear that, I haven't rode on a train before, it would be neat to ride in one someday! ;)
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wow, you NEVER ride on the train in your life? :jaw: Then come to Germany then you will ride on the train first time in your life :D
 
I hear the German railway system is the most efficient one in the world!
 
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