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> I've taken the train from central Pennsylvania to NYC several times. It's great, but it's also a hike and not something you want to do for anything shorter th
by jdminhbg 6y ago
> I've taken the train from central Pennsylvania to NYC several times. It's great, but it's also a hike and not something you want to do for anything shorter than a long weekend
From where in Central PA? It's definitely the fastest way to get into downtown NYC from anywhere between Philly and Harrisburg.
- pc86 6y agoI checked Lancaster->NYC on Google Maps and Amtrak and it looks like Amtrak is about 30 minutes longer on a ~3 hour trip, depending on the exact train. Traffic on Maps may be playing with those numbers though.
- jdminhbg 6y agoI see 12:41 pm -> 3:20 pm from Lancaster to Penn Station, which is 2:39, and Apple Maps is giving me 2:40 for the same drive, so nearly exactly the same. Of course, this is under Covid, when Amtrak is reducing service and there's far less traffic into NYC than usual. There are lots of places in the US where the train is a huge time sink, it's just that in my experience, getting into NYC is one of the few where it's much faster and more convenient.