A little bitter...

[Madison]

Originally posted by Jessica Boucher
Amtrak is wicked awesome, but also wicked expensive.....and plus, I cant afford to take the time off for 30+ hours each way.

Thats why Im flying down, even though Im teamless

From NY, the Amtrak trip is 24 hours, and costs about $350 each way, or something ridiculous. Train travel isn't cheap in this country (which does quite well to explain why passenger railways are all but gone and Amtrak has yet to make a profit) . . .

Also, there's only one train every two days, making travel dates less flexible.

Flying is a much better option, I think. . . or driving, if you're crazy (Maybe Robby will come pick y'all up??). I'd offer seats on our flight, but the only room left on the plane is for baggage . . . there's something exciting about saying, "I'll take the rest of the plane" when you're talking to a travel agent.