Mag Gam on 1 Aug 2007 00:01:46 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] OT: Long Commute?

  • From: "Mag Gam" <magawake@gmail.com>
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  • Subject: Re: [PLUG] OT: Long Commute?
  • Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:01:40 -0400
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Toby:

I may just go and live near the area...



On 5/18/07, Toby DiPasquale <toby@cbcg.net> wrote:
On Thu, May 17, 2007 at 02:34:22PM -0400, Mag Gam 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...

I used to do this route all the time.

Pros:

* cheaper than Amtrak

Cons:

* 2.5 hours up (due to 30-45 minute layover in Trenton)
* can't sleep (due to transfer)
* can't work (due to lack of power/Interwob)
* very crowded
* schedules at night suck

When I went it was $24 round-trip, but that was years ago. Its probably
still less than $40, though.

If you really want to do this, get your new job to pay for Amtrak monthly
passes or at least subsidize them. If they won't do that, then just ask
for $1000 more per month to cover the costs.

--
Toby DiPasquale
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