Miami to Orlando

The train would probably not be much slower than the plane,
considering
the
time involved in getting to/from the airport at each end, and all
the
waiting. It appears to cost $29 and take 5 hours, 20 minutes.


I took one more look at www.amtrak.com and found the train at the rate
you
mentioned. What i didn't understood is wheter i need to book to get
this
price or if it's the same price even i i buy the ticket directly at
the
station
the day i plan to go. Would you be so nice and advice on this?

How does it work on trains in US? I know buses are always guaranteed
to
have a sit for you, no matter how many people would like to go. How
about
trains? Never been on one in US so every tip is of value...


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The train would probably not be much slower than the plane,
considering
the
time involved in getting to/from the airport at each end, and all
the
waiting. It appears to cost $29 and take 5 hours, 20 minutes.


I took one more look at www.amtrak.com and found the train at the rate
you
mentioned. What i didn't understood is wheter i need to book to get
this
price or if it's the same price even i i buy the ticket directly at
the
station
the day i plan to go. Would you be so nice and advice on this?

How does it work on trains in US? I know buses are always guaranteed
to
have a sit for you, no matter how many people would like to go. How
about
trains? Never been on one in US so every tip is of value...


--

Kindly
Konrad
---------------------------------------------------
May all spammers die an agonizing death; have no burial places;
their souls be chased by demons in Gehenna from one room to
another for all eternity and more.

Sleep - thing used by ineffective people
as a substitute for coffee

Ambition - a poor excuse for not having
enough sense to be lazy
---------------------------------------------------
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On Tue, 9 Mar 2004 21:15:21 +0100, "Konrad Den Ende"
wrote:

The train would probably not be much slower than the plane,
considering
the
time involved in getting to/from the airport at each end, and all
the
waiting. It appears to cost $29 and take 5 hours, 20 minutes.


I took one more look at www.amtrak.com and found the train at the
rate you
mentioned. What i didn't understood is wheter i need to book to get
this
price or if it's the same price even i i buy the ticket directly at
the
station
the day i plan to go. Would you be so nice and advice on this?

How does it work on trains in US? I know buses are always guaranteed
to
have a sit for you, no matter how many people would like to go. How
about
trains? Never been on one in US so every tip is of value...

there are no guarantees on Amtrak unless you reserve a seat beforehand



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On Tue, 9 Mar 2004 21:15:21 +0100, "Konrad Den Ende"
wrote:

The train would probably not be much slower than the plane,
considering
the
time involved in getting to/from the airport at each end, and all
the
waiting. It appears to cost $29 and take 5 hours, 20 minutes.


I took one more look at www.amtrak.com and found the train at the
rate you
mentioned. What i didn't understood is wheter i need to book to get
this
price or if it's the same price even i i buy the ticket directly at
the
station
the day i plan to go. Would you be so nice and advice on this?

How does it work on trains in US? I know buses are always guaranteed
to
have a sit for you, no matter how many people would like to go. How
about
trains? Never been on one in US so every tip is of value...

there are no guarantees on Amtrak unless you reserve a seat beforehand



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"Konrad Den Ende" wrote in message
...
The train would probably not be much slower than the plane,
considering
the
time involved in getting to/from the airport at each end, and all
the
waiting. It appears to cost $29 and take 5 hours, 20 minutes.


I took one more look at www.amtrak.com and found the train at the
rate you
mentioned. What i didn't understood is wheter i need to book to get
this
price or if it's the same price even i i buy the ticket directly at
the
station
the day i plan to go. Would you be so nice and advice on this?

I don't know about this. Try their web site buying a ticket for one
day in
advance and see what the fare is. But I can't imagine the regular fare
being
much more than $30.

How does it work on trains in US? I know buses are always guaranteed
to
have a sit for you, no matter how many people would like to go. How
about
trains? Never been on one in US so every tip is of value...

There will be a seat for you, but it may not be a reserved seat. They
don't
overbook. It's more like Southwest Airlines, no reserved seats. On
longer
routes there may be reserved seats.

I took Amtrak from San Jose to Sacramento with my kids a year or so
ago, and
there were no reserved seats. Horrendous food at the snack bar (frozen
sandwiches, still frozen). The trip was amazingly slow, and they
managed to
be an hour late on a 100 mile run.

In 1975, the Amtrak run in Florida was on time. But I took the train
from
NYC to South Florida in 1962, and it was 13 hours late (the Silver
Meteor on
Seaboard Coast Line). The best part of that trip was getting the
little
paper cups of water from the water dispenser and dropping Fizzies into
them.
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"Konrad Den Ende" wrote in message
...
The train would probably not be much slower than the plane,
considering
the
time involved in getting to/from the airport at each end, and all
the
waiting. It appears to cost $29 and take 5 hours, 20 minutes.


I took one more look at www.amtrak.com and found the train at the
rate you
mentioned. What i didn't understood is wheter i need to book to get
this
price or if it's the same price even i i buy the ticket directly at
the
station
the day i plan to go. Would you be so nice and advice on this?

I don't know about this. Try their web site buying a ticket for one
day in
advance and see what the fare is. But I can't imagine the regular fare
being
much more than $30.

How does it work on trains in US? I know buses are always guaranteed
to
have a sit for you, no matter how many people would like to go. How
about
trains? Never been on one in US so every tip is of value...

There will be a seat for you, but it may not be a reserved seat. They
don't
overbook. It's more like Southwest Airlines, no reserved seats. On
longer
routes there may be reserved seats.

I took Amtrak from San Jose to Sacramento with my kids a year or so
ago, and
there were no reserved seats. Horrendous food at the snack bar (frozen
sandwiches, still frozen). The trip was amazingly slow, and they
managed to
be an hour late on a 100 mile run.

In 1975, the Amtrak run in Florida was on time. But I took the train
from
NYC to South Florida in 1962, and it was 13 hours late (the Silver
Meteor on
Seaboard Coast Line). The best part of that trip was getting the
little
paper cups of water from the water dispenser and dropping Fizzies into
them.
--multiplaza.nl.nu--

"Konrad Den Ende" wrote in message
...
The train would probably not be much slower than the plane,
considering
the
time involved in getting to/from the airport at each end, and all
the
waiting. It appears to cost $29 and take 5 hours, 20 minutes.


I took one more look at www.amtrak.com and found the train at the
rate you
mentioned. What i didn't understood is wheter i need to book to get
this
price or if it's the same price even i i buy the ticket directly at
the
station
the day i plan to go. Would you be so nice and advice on this?

I don't know about this. Try their web site buying a ticket for one
day in
advance and see what the fare is. But I can't imagine the regular fare
being
much more than $30.

How does it work on trains in US? I know buses are always guaranteed
to
have a sit for you, no matter how many people would like to go. How
about
trains? Never been on one in US so every tip is of value...

There will be a seat for you, but it may not be a reserved seat. They
don't
overbook. It's more like Southwest Airlines, no reserved seats. On
longer
routes there may be reserved seats.

I took Amtrak from San Jose to Sacramento with my kids a year or so
ago, and
there were no reserved seats. Horrendous food at the snack bar (frozen
sandwiches, still frozen). The trip was amazingly slow, and they
managed to
be an hour late on a 100 mile run.

In 1975, the Amtrak run in Florida was on time. But I took the train
from
NYC to South Florida in 1962, and it was 13 hours late (the Silver
Meteor on
Seaboard Coast Line). The best part of that trip was getting the
little
paper cups of water from the water dispenser and dropping Fizzies into
them.
--multiplaza.nl.nu--

On Tue, 9 Mar 2004 21:15:21 +0100, "Konrad Den Ende"
wrote:

The train would probably not be much slower than the plane,
considering
the
time involved in getting to/from the airport at each end, and all
the
waiting. It appears to cost $29 and take 5 hours, 20 minutes.


I took one more look at www.amtrak.com and found the train at the
rate you
mentioned. What i didn't understood is wheter i need to book to get
this
price or if it's the same price even i i buy the ticket directly at
the
station
the day i plan to go. Would you be so nice and advice on this?

How does it work on trains in US? I know buses are always guaranteed
to
have a sit for you, no matter how many people would like to go. How
about
trains? Never been on one in US so every tip is of value...

there are no guarantees on Amtrak unless you reserve a seat beforehand



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"Konrad Den Ende" wrote in message
...
The train would probably not be much slower than the plane,
considering
the
time involved in getting to/from the airport at each end, and all
the
waiting. It appears to cost $29 and take 5 hours, 20 minutes.


I took one more look at www.amtrak.com and found the train at the
rate you
mentioned. What i didn't understood is wheter i need to book to get
this
price or if it's the same price even i i buy the ticket directly at
the
station
the day i plan to go. Would you be so nice and advice on this?

I don't know about this. Try their web site buying a ticket for one
day in
advance and see what the fare is. But I can't imagine the regular fare
being
much more than $30.

How does it work on trains in US? I know buses are always guaranteed
to
have a sit for you, no matter how many people would like to go. How
about
trains? Never been on one in US so every tip is of value...

There will be a seat for you, but it may not be a reserved seat. They
don't
overbook. It's more like Southwest Airlines, no reserved seats. On
longer
routes there may be reserved seats.

I took Amtrak from San Jose to Sacramento with my kids a year or so
ago, and
there were no reserved seats. Horrendous food at the snack bar (frozen
sandwiches, still frozen). The trip was amazingly slow, and they
managed to
be an hour late on a 100 mile run.

In 1975, the Amtrak run in Florida was on time. But I took the train
from
NYC to South Florida in 1962, and it was 13 hours late (the Silver
Meteor on
Seaboard Coast Line). The best part of that trip was getting the
little
paper cups of water from the water dispenser and dropping Fizzies into
them.
--multiplaza.nl.nu--

"Konrad Den Ende" wrote in message
...
The train would probably not be much slower than the plane,
considering
the
time involved in getting to/from the airport at each end, and all
the
waiting. It appears to cost $29 and take 5 hours, 20 minutes.


I took one more look at www.amtrak.com and found the train at the
rate you
mentioned. What i didn't understood is wheter i need to book to get
this
price or if it's the same price even i i buy the ticket directly at
the
station
the day i plan to go. Would you be so nice and advice on this?

I don't know about this. Try their web site buying a ticket for one
day in
advance and see what the fare is. But I can't imagine the regular fare
being
much more than $30.

How does it work on trains in US? I know buses are always guaranteed
to
have a sit for you, no matter how many people would like to go. How
about
trains? Never been on one in US so every tip is of value...

There will be a seat for you, but it may not be a reserved seat. They
don't
overbook. It's more like Southwest Airlines, no reserved seats. On
longer
routes there may be reserved seats.

I took Amtrak from San Jose to Sacramento with my kids a year or so
ago, and
there were no reserved seats. Horrendous food at the snack bar (frozen
sandwiches, still frozen). The trip was amazingly slow, and they
managed to
be an hour late on a 100 mile run.

In 1975, the Amtrak run in Florida was on time. But I took the train
from
NYC to South Florida in 1962, and it was 13 hours late (the Silver
Meteor on
Seaboard Coast Line). The best part of that trip was getting the
little
paper cups of water from the water dispenser and dropping Fizzies into
them.
--multiplaza.nl.nu--