My eyes rolled a bit once I examine how fantastic and handy it’s that we will take an Amtrak practice between Northampton and New York Metropolis (“Extra Aboard!” Gazette, Dec. 27). It actually is handy for the town dweller and not using a household automobile, however for individuals who do have a automobile, not a lot.
To enter the town for a protracted weekend, leaving Northampton on Friday morning and departing NYC on Sunday afternoon, the associated fee on Amtrak for my spouse, our younger son and me is $475. The practice journey can value as “little” as $360, however with noon departures on every finish for that value, we’d be losing these days, unable to spend them within the metropolis.
On the practice, the journey takes 4-½ hours every means. I can drive from Northampton into Manhattan in three hours flat if I keep away from rush hour. It prices $50 in fuel round-trip, and I can park in midtown Manhattan for $75 per day together with in a single day.
Subsequently, a 2-night keep in Manhattan utilizing the automobile saves 1.5 hours every means, and is $275 cheaper than the practice. Even with the most affordable practice tickets on the most inconvenient occasions, it’s $160 cheaper to drive.
My household makes this journey a few times a yr to take pleasure in a protracted weekend within the metropolis. We’ve by no means taken the choo-choo practice, and until there are main adjustments to the established order, we by no means will.
Brian Cooper
Sunderland
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