Both cities and stations are within 10 to 15 miles of a major city center and Amtrak hub (DC and NYC) and are connected via public transit to the hub, but yet there’s still major stops themselves we’re all Amtrak trains going through the station. will stop there as there is enough amount of demand. This is probably a very dumb thought, but it just came to me and I thought it was a fun little thing to think about that it seems like something that isn’t necessary, but yet is so vital and important
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One major difference though is that Acela doesn’t go to Alexandria.
And don’t some regional trains terminate/originate at WAS and not end/start further south than that? This one I’m not 100% sure of.
Yes it’s true DC is the major terminus but all trains going southbound of DC, regional or long haul stop at Alexandria
I'm writing a guide for solo travelers and I'm trying to go into detail about the Amtrak network. My personal philosophy when it comes to travel, be as prepared as possible. And part of that is a deep understanding of the system your using before you go.
I'm explaining dc as the gateway and transfer hub for the northeast to the rest of the Amtrak network.
If your coming in from outside the northeast, outside of the lsl your bound to go though there.
Lakeshore, Autotrain, Ethan Allen, Keystone, Pennsylvanian and Downeaster are the only northeast/east coast trains that don’t traverse through dc. I love your idea I’m excited to see it
Adirondack and Maple Leaf? Too far west? go south of New York. (If you’re counting Ethan Allen and downeaster
Another big difference is that there is a 30 minute delay between Union Station and Alexandria to switch between Electric and Diesel. So if you live between those stations and are heading North, it can be worthwhile to depart from DC and if heading south, depart from Alexandria. It is easy enough to get between the two stations via metro.
Empire Service, Lakeshore Limited and Canadian trains don’t go south of NY Penn. Same idea.
Nah if Alexandria were Washington's Newark it would be called Warshington Union Station
My only thought in an amtrak shower is how to remain on 2 feet until I am done.
I haven’t done one yet but I’ve packed glue for my crescent trip next month
Wilmington is the Philadelphia of Philadelphia
I’m pretty sure that Newark is the Newark of the Mid-Atlantic.
https://www.worldatlas.com/geography/mid-atlantic.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Atlantic_(United_States)
Alexandria station is in a nice area near old town. Nothing like Newark.
I've been saying that baltimore is like a mid-atlantic boston for a bit
Baltimore has way more in common with Philly. It honestly feels like a smaller version of Philly when I lived there.
It definitely does, I agree. I think the big similarity is that in Boston theres all the big universities, and in Baltimore there's a ton of hospitals/medical colleges
Also Boston and Baltimore have very strong and unique regional culture