A few years back, I commuted almost every week between Boston and NYC on Amtrak (~80 trips total) and had a very different experience. I took the NE Regional i

A few years back, I commuted almost every week between Boston and NYC on Amtrak (~80 trips total) and had a very different experience. I took the NE Regional instead of Acela because it was $49 each way and only ~30 minutes longer than Acela. With the exception of blizzards (which wreaked havoc on everything), there were only a handful of times the train didn't arrive within 30 minutes of schedule (a delay of 10-20 minutes was pretty normal - but I just factored that into my schedule). In that period, I flew the same trip maybe 5 or 6 times, and that was more unpredictable. Once, my flight was delayed by over an hour. Another time, I spent almost two hours in a Lyft getting from JFK into Manhattan due to construction. Plus, there was the stress of trying to get to the airport on time on both ends. And worrying about whether there'd be a line at security, and trying to figure out what I'd do if I missed my flight. On the other hand getting to South Station and Penn Station was easy, I could walk right onto the train, and if I thought I was going to miss a train, I could just switch my ticket to the next one.