 Steve's pre-fest adventure, An ongoing trip report of my rides before joining the group |
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| steve4031 |
 Jul 10 2011, 05:07 PM
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7/10/11
Arrived Chicago union station about 4:30 to catch 30. I was hoping to snag first seating but no luck. I got 3rd seating at 7 pm. 6:30 and 6:45 were taken. So I snacked on my pretzels and pepsi. Decided to ticket my 48 hour upgrades for my acela rides on 7/11 and 7/12. These were 48 hr upgrades processed by phone. Was originally going to do this in washington but thought better of this when 30 arrived dc 3 hours 7 minutes late today. Time to cath the 4 pm acela, but not to process a ticket. |
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| steve4031 |
Jul 10 2011, 05:29 PM
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Boarded at 5:15 pm. Nice touch. Attendant collected tickets as we stood on the hot, fumy platform. Annoying. But the best part is my room (12) is on the left side. And ac is working great.
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| steve4031 |
Jul 10 2011, 06:06 PM
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Alan, got give a shout out for the scanner channels. Just heard a discussion between glass house and the conductor. Got that big "I'm on the train grin going".
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| steve4031 |
Jul 10 2011, 06:46 PM
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Departed on time at 6:10. Just walked through the diner and am happy to see it's not a ccc. The crew is organized too.
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| steve4031 |
Jul 11 2011, 03:45 AM
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Well maybe a bit more typical. The food was good. I had teriyaki short ribs and peanut butter ice cream. My service was good. However one guy seemed to be doing most of the work. The others must have been there to collect agr points. Didn't really impact me, but later seatings got later.
A good overnight ride to Pittsburg. A few minutes late for most stops then 35 minutes early into Pittsburg. |
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| steve4031 |
Jul 11 2011, 03:47 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 689 Joined: 21-January 05 Member No.: 230 |
Oops, I meant to put this in serf section. Can this be moved?
Thanks. |
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| KevinKorell |
Jul 11 2011, 09:20 AM
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QUOTE(steve4031 @ Jul 11 2011, 04:47 AM)  Oops, I meant to put this in serf section. Can this be moved? Thanks. Depends on how much money you have.  -------------------- Kevin Korell OTOL Board Leader Howell, NJ |
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| steve4031 |
Jul 11 2011, 10:24 AM
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Thanks Kevin. How about if I buy you lunch or dinner durIng the Fest.
Currently in harpers ferry running about 25 minutes late. Time was Ost going over sand patch but don't really know how since we never stopped moving. In washington I'll see if I can switch to 3 pm acela for Boston. I have fc with use of upgrade certificate on 2172 at 4 pm. If it's painless I'll switch. Otherwise I'll stay on 2172. |
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| jis |
Jul 11 2011, 11:43 AM
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QUOTE(steve4031 @ Jul 11 2011, 11:24 AM) Thanks Kevin. How about if I buy you lunch or dinner durIng the Fest. Just do it traveling by Sleeper. That should be cheap  |
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| steve4031 |
Jul 11 2011, 12:26 PM
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Lol.
I successfully switched to 2170, 3 pm acela for boston. Agent processed the ticket and instantly saw it was an upgrade. Transaction was pleasantly simple. Cost another 26 dollars. Now Ill get to Boston an hour earlier. |
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