chrisbrogan.com» railroad http://www.chrisbrogan.com Learn How Human Business Works - Beyond Social Media Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:30:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 11 Reasons to Take the Train http://www.chrisbrogan.com/11-reasons-to-take-the-train/ http://www.chrisbrogan.com/11-reasons-to-take-the-train/#comments Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:45:07 +0000 ceb http://www.chrisbrogan.com/?p=3293 On the Train I’m on an Amtrak train from Boston to New York City. I’m writing this post from the rolling train itself. The fact I can do that, is a great reason in and of itself why taking the train beats flying. The more I thought about it, the more I found that I liked about taking the train. Here’s some more.

11 Reasons to Take the Train

  1. Cost – my ticket was only $62 one way. Flying was $190 minimum.
  2. Convenience – I walked right on the train. No security line. No delays. Just sit down.
  3. Convenience – There’s electrical power at every seat. I can work.
  4. Convenience – I could get off if I wanted. (Try that on a plane.)
  5. Convenience – Did I mention I’m writing this on a train? My EVDO card works great.
  6. Convenience – make all the cell phone calls you want.
  7. Convenience – there’s a “Quiet Car,” so STFU and sleep.
  8. Convenience – There’s a nice dining car. Get whatever you want.
  9. Novelty – I can look out the window at parts of the east coast that I’m not used to seeing. (Your view may vary).
  10. Nostalgia – I’m on a fricken train!
  11. Space – sit where you want. Plenty of seats.

Why wouldn’t you? (Well, okay, it doesn’t go everywhere, and I’m only going Boston to NYC, so the route is 4 hours and change versus 45 minutes of air time, but, and this is huge, with 2 hours of security lines and all the other considerations above, for me, this is how I travel to NYC.)

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