long train ride

[Dr Pepper 1491]

the past week i was visiting family in Maine and now im on the long 11 hour trek back the D.C. area. its usually smooth sailing but the transition in Boston is always a little daunting. i used to fly alot but in the past few years I've come to like taking the train as its alot less stressful than dealing with TSA bullshit in the airports and the trains have wifi (nothing good enough for gaming but forum browsing is no problem). the train ride is probably a good 4x longer than flying but i usually bring a pillow and sleep most of the way so time flies. 

 

amtrack just attached a new car called the dome car for scenic viewing. too bad its all just a blur at 60~ mph

 

anyways im just curious how you all get around when you travel. do you fly, take the train, or drive? 

[Sandy 2032]

Usually take a bus, super fucking slow but no worries.

 

also cheap as shit for my inner jew

[Velo 2077]

Drive. Never been on a plane, or a train less than 100 something years old. Bus in baltimore = get mugged

[Don Juan 679]

When I got my licence I vowed to never take the bus again. My car has rolled 20k km or roughly 12.5k miles in 7 months :v

[tazmanianxdude 360]

After being in a car in 18 hours I'm done going long distances in car I'm taking the plane 

[trigger.exe 110]

Iv never took the train to go anywhere. We had to drive 17 hours from the Milwaukee area in Wisconsin to Atlanta Georgia. But iv always took a plane ever since that drive. 

[Koriko 79]

I used to take the train in Europe to get places. Just make sure to pack yourself some music:

 

[Velo 2077]

Going to bump this.

 

Am I the only one who finds driving long distances relaxing? I don't get to travel very far, so it's refreshing visiting other states and seeing the change in paces.

 

[Bite 367]

1 hour ago, Velo said:

Going to bump this.

 

Am I the only one who finds driving long distances relaxing? I don't get to travel very far, so it's refreshing visiting other states and seeing the change in paces.

 

I guess it depends on the transportation, but if it was driving long distances I would usually get a little cramped would take breaks along the way. I'd rather take the plane :#

[Howard Dean 2502]

I have not done this yet, but this seems like it might be a fun and or cheap thing to do.

 

You can take a train across the ENTIRE country for ~200-300 bucks.