on 9/28/01 2:24 PM, Murray, Tom at TMurray_at_usequities.com wrote:
> I was "stuck" in Philly during the disaster and ended up having to take a 17
> hour (no joke) trip to Chicago. I don't want to get into a long tread on
> terrorism, but here's my take on this. First of all, when I boarded the
> train at 6:30am the lady told us that the train was COMPLETELY FULL. When
> we got on it was approx. half full...at best. I was waiting to get to
> Pittsburgh for the rest of the train to fill up...it never did. Amtrak has
> been steadily loosing money for the last couple of years...I can now see
> why. As far as security is concerned...there was NONE whatsoever. I don't
> want to give anyone ideas, but they allow you to walk on with 2 bags (good
> sized ones, not those littluns like on planes) and you can check in 3
> bags/boxes. Needless to say, after 9/11/01 I was quite concerned. So, if
> you don't mind the time (got a couple books to read) and you aren't
> concerned about security, then I'd say go for it.
I agree with that. This summer, for some reason, I ended taking the train to
bring me back from Quebec to Washington (14 hours, from St. Albans, VT to
Union Station in DC). Yes, it's a very long trip. However, you have plenty
of room to seat and I was pleased that they provided AC-compatible outlet.
So, I've been watching movies during almost all the trip, using my
PowerBook...
-Laurent.
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