With gas price, once again, at a record high, I feel really good about my overnight trip to Chicago. Amtrak has, once again, provided terrific service and made this little tourist trip easy on the nerves and the wallet.
It cost $120 for two to take the train at 7:30 a.m. Saturday (arriving about 2 1/2 hours later) and leaving at 5:15 p.m. Sunday. It's quite possible it would have been quicker to drive (2 hours if there is NO traffic or getting lost, an unlikely event with me behind the wheel). It might also have been a a tiny bit more in cash as the 180 mile trip would have cost $40 for gas and about $50 for overnight parking.
But, with no stress about navigating unfamiliar urban roads, the freedom to relax, read and listen to a podcast on the train and the experience of the train, I would always choose Amtrak over Ford.
And somehow we managed to never once use a cab. This meant more money for the important things — fantastic food from some of the best restaurants in the world.
Monday, April 21, 2008
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hey, we were in Chicago on Saturday and Sunday, too! And we took the Amtrak, too! But we used a cab a few times (cuz I'm 8 months pregnant). And our train was late an hour each way, made somewhat entertaining by the bachelorette party on the way there - drunk by 10am. Anyway, I can't believe we didn't run into each other! Or maybe you saw us, and went the other way?
- Julie
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