NERF potential Sunday activities
#1
Posted 18 November 2012 - 04:46 PM
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#2
Posted 18 November 2012 - 09:34 PM
Edited by the_traveler, 18 November 2012 - 09:35 PM.
#3
Posted 18 November 2012 - 11:09 PM
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#4
Posted 25 November 2012 - 01:44 PM
#5
Posted 25 November 2012 - 01:48 PM
Somebody else also suggested to me the New England Triangle you alluded to above. However I checked connection times in New Haven (from Vermonter #57 to an eastbound Regional), and they are either too close for comfort, or a rather long wait for the next one. And either way, the Regional portion is after dark AND quite costly since it is after all a Sunday evening - considered "peak" period.I would suggest only going as far as SPG, that way the option is there to continue on west, continue south, or head back east. Personally there is the BOS-SPG-NHV loop that depending on how well the LSL is running could allow for the shuttle stretch to be done in daylight provided the LSL doesn't get delayed and the Vermonter isn't book solid that day...
Not being an official Fest day, the option is still there. No requirement that we all remain together. Those planning on returning to Boston could get off in Worcester, and 1-1/2 hours later be chugging back to Boston on the MBTA train. Those who wish could be headed further west to Springfield, where they could take the Vermonter #57 back to points as far south as Washington, DC. And at least two will remain on #449 all the way to the Midwest.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#6
Posted 25 November 2012 - 02:53 PM
Those who wish could be headed further west to Springfield, where they could take the Vermonter #57 back to points as far south as Washington, DC. And at least two will remain on #449 all the way to the Midwest.
Is the connection time in Springfield from the LSL to the Vermonter too close? Is there an indoor waiting area in Springfield just in case it is cold in MA in January?
#7
Posted 25 November 2012 - 03:11 PM
The scheduled dwell (a.k.a. time between trains) from 449 to 57 is 40 minutes on a weekend. Springfield Union Station does have an indoor waiting area adjacent to the tracks. It should be open because there are multiple arrivals and departures there with the NHV-SPG Shuttles.Is the connection time in Springfield from the LSL to the Vermonter too close? Is there an indoor waiting area in Springfield just in case it is cold in MA in January?
And BTW Worcester Union Station is a grand station which returned to rail use within the past several years, so the 1-1/2 hour wait there should people do that option I would expect to be indoors as well. On a previous Fest we did go to Worcester, but IIRC the layover was not that long so we had little time to do much exploring of the station.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#8
Posted 30 November 2012 - 02:54 PM
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#9
Posted 30 November 2012 - 06:34 PM
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#10
Posted 30 November 2012 - 06:57 PM
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
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