When I told my four year-old that we’d be taking a train trip in a month, the look of joy that crossed his face was worth the price of the ticket (a rather reasonable $900 for a family of four, round-trip – within $10 of the cost of airfare for the same trip). When I showed him the virtual tour of the sleeper cabin we’ll be in, he nearly fell over. “COOL!” he proclaimed.
About a half hour later, in a very serious tone, he came back to me. “Dad! You better make sure they have a snack car, just in case I get hungry.”
I made that same trip around 1990. It's pretty cool. One thing, don't plan on arriving on schedule at either end. Other than the delays, it was a fine ride.
ReplyDeleteI am a train buff and have taken that trip. Did you get a family sleeper or is it coach? A cell phone with roaming works good. Take your own pillows if its coach. If you have a cheap scanner you can follow the train crew and the frequencies for that route is easy to get on the web from train buffs. My wife and I are planning to take the train to My Vietnam Units reunion in Washington DC April of 2005.
ReplyDeleteI love the train. You guys (esp. the kids) will have a excellent time. I used to take the "Montreal-er" from St. Albans,VT-NYC-D.C. often. *sigh*...good times:)
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