Re: [PLUG] OT: Long Commute?

["Isaac Bennetch" <bennetch@gmail.com>]

That's my suggestion (see my other message for 5 minutes ago), but
parking at 30th street is going to cost you; I don't know what the
parking situation is like in Trenton but if it's possible to park
there you'd save yourself money and the time of commuting that last
hop. As I said in the other message, NJT is fine and I occasionally
hop on (the Morristown line, since I'm a bit north of Philly) rather
than driving in.

When looking at costs, remember that you'd have to pay to park in NYC
as well as mileage and tolls. NJT has 10-trip passes, monthly passes,
etc; check the fares page for details ($320 for a monthly pass). The
NJT website also has parking info for all the stations, but scope it
out before-hand because the Morristown line stations usually fill up
by 8:30 or 9:00, no idea of the Trenton line is the same way...

On 5/17/07, Mag Gam <magawake@gmail.com> wrote:
> WOw!
> Thanks for the quick responses.
>
> I was thinking of:
> Commuting to 30th Street Station
> Take the R7 Train to Trenton
> Take a NJ Transit Train from Trenton to Penn Station
>
> Any thoughts about that? Or How much that would even cost? According to
> their websites (ie Septa, and NJ Transit), I will be paying around $400 a
> month on transportation...
>
>
>
>
> On 5/17/07, Antony P Joseph <antony@panathara.org> wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> >    The reason I believe nobody is subsidizing Northeast corridor line
> > much and business travelers are ready to pay the premium. While most of
> > the other line are subsidized by state and federal money. I heard that
> > Northeast corridor line is the only line where Amtrak makes some profit.
> >
> > With regards
> > Antony
> > On Thu, 2007-05-17 at 14:15 -0400, Brian Stempin wrote:
> > > I used to take Amtrak from Philly to BWA.  The train ride is nice, but
> > > Amtrak rapes you if you're going along the east coast.  For example,
> > > my round trip from BWA to PHL was $150.  My girlfriend's round trip
> > > from Lancaster to PHL was $30.
> > >
> > > On the up side, the window seats have power outlets available for
> > > laptops, chargers, etc.
> > >
> > > On 5/17/07, Mag Gam <magawake@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >         I am planning to start work in NYC and was wondering if its a
> > >         good idea to travel from Philadelphia to NYC via train.
> > >         Is anyone or know someone who is already doing this? I am
> > >         picturing an UGLY commute, but want to get some feedback from
> > >         Philly people.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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