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The station that is 5 min near me is like a 30 minute subway ride (plus 0-20 minute wait) to Union Station in DC. Then I'd have to switch to Acela (with some wa

The station that is 5 min near me is like a 30 minute subway ride (plus 0-20 minute wait) to Union Station in DC. Then I'd have to switch to Acela (with some wait time probably 30 minutes for a safety buffer). And my house is too expensive because I'm only 5 minute from the subway. The vast majority of people have to live further. If I was going to downtown Philly, might be worth it. But if I wasn't, then driving would absolutely be a lot fast. Since I'd have to navigate the last miles there adding more time. The ability to just leave whenever I want without having to connect a bunch of train rides is pretty valuable even if it took longer. EDIT: and to make it clear, I'm not a suburanite who is allergic to public transport. Until a year ago, I lived in the city and didn't have a personal car. And even now, I'd take Acela to NYC rather than fly or drive. It just doesn't make sense for other stops on the way like Philly, Wilmington, Baltimore. And Boston would take too long on Acela, and I'd fly instead.

ghaff 4y ago
I usually take the train from where I am in the western suburbs of Boston to NYC. But... doing so requires driving an hour in basically the wrong direction to the suburban Amtrak station. And then it takes longer than driving directly would. The only reason I do it is that I hate driving into Manhattan and parking there. Whereas when I arrive by train I can just walk to my hotel. And, yeah, for Boston to DC I'll typically fly. The train is viable and I've done it but it's a full day trip vs. a short flight. And one of the airports is right on the metro vs. the NYC airports which are not.
- jdmichal 4y ago
  > And one of the [DC] airports is right on the metro As of November 2022, the DC silver metro line now includes Dulles International (IAD). So both of the major airports are now directly connected. https://www.wmata.com/rider-guide/silver-line-extension/Washington-Dulles-International-Airport.cfm https://www.wmata.com/rider-guide/silver-line-extension/Wash...
bobthepanda 4y ago
Does the regional stop any closer to you?

ghaff 4y ago

I usually take the train from where I am in the western suburbs of Boston to NYC. But... doing so requires driving an hour in basically the wrong direction to the suburban Amtrak station. And then it takes longer than driving directly would. The only reason I do it is that I hate driving into Manhattan and parking there. Whereas when I arrive by train I can just walk to my hotel. And, yeah, for Boston to DC I'll typically fly. The train is viable and I've done it but it's a full day trip vs. a short flight. And one of the airports is right on the metro vs. the NYC airports which are not.

jdmichal 4y ago
> And one of the [DC] airports is right on the metro As of November 2022, the DC silver metro line now includes Dulles International (IAD). So both of the major airports are now directly connected. https://www.wmata.com/rider-guide/silver-line-extension/Washington-Dulles-International-Airport.cfm https://www.wmata.com/rider-guide/silver-line-extension/Wash...

bobthepanda 4y ago

Does the regional stop any closer to you?