engineerboy6561 Posted March 20, 2011 Share #1 Posted March 20, 2011 Two weeks from now (Thursday, April 7 to Sunday, April 10) I'm going up to Cambridge for the MIT Campus Preview Weekend. In order to get to Boston by 9AM I'm going to need to take the overnight NE Regional (train 66 to Boston South Station). Do any of you know how often it comes in early/late and if so how bad are the delays? Also, any opinions on the value of upgrading to business class vs. coach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Glen Posted March 20, 2011 Share #2 Posted March 20, 2011 Congratulations on getting into one of the top engineering schools in the world. With that said, take Megabus. It's roughly the same travel time as Amtrak and it's a lot cheaper. http://us.megabus.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1447 Posted March 20, 2011 Share #3 Posted March 20, 2011 Amtrak is always late with its train. I waited along the corridor for an Acela to pop in and it showed up 45min after the time it was suppose to pass. And GJ man and GL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amtrak7 Posted March 20, 2011 Share #4 Posted March 20, 2011 Been to MIT before (on a summer program), here's some hints: Amtrak 66 is a special train. It (should) have a baggage car, but recently, it's been running without one due to equipment issues. If you can carry on your luggage, do so. It is an overnight train, if you can afford to upgrade, do so for comfort reasons. Because it should have a baggage car, it is noticeably slower than other Regionals (110mph max). It has a 1-hour long layover in NYP, not sure when you can board. It can be delayed because there needs to be an engine swap in New Haven (MNR catenary shutdowns). Make sure you know the MIT campus. The subway station is a bit of a walk from the main building. There is a free shuttle for students, I'm not sure if you can use it. As for Megabus, there's one departure that meets your schedule, that arrives Boston 6AM. I wouldn't like that long of a layover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortline Bus Posted March 21, 2011 Share #5 Posted March 21, 2011 Been to MIT before (on a summer program), here's some hints: Amtrak 66 is a special train. It (should) have a baggage car, but recently, it's been running without one due to equipment issues. If you can carry on your luggage, do so. It is an overnight train, if you can afford to upgrade, do so for comfort reasons. Because it should have a baggage car, it is noticeably slower than other Regionals (110mph max). It has a 1-hour long layover in NYP, not sure when you can board. It can be delayed because there needs to be an engine swap in New Haven (MNR catenary shutdowns). Make sure you know the MIT campus. The subway station is a bit of a walk from the main building. There is a free shuttle for students, I'm not sure if you can use it. As for Megabus, there's one departure that meets your schedule, that arrives Boston 6AM. I wouldn't like that long of a layover! Instead of Megabus (Forest Glen will go nuts like Luis in the Charlie Brown cartoons goes w/o his blanket lol:confused:)also try Bolt Bus owned by Greyhound as well. http://www.boltbus.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATCOman Posted March 22, 2011 Share #6 Posted March 22, 2011 Instead of Megabus (Forest Glen will go nuts like Linus in the Charlie Brown cartoons goes w/o his blanket lol:confused:)also try Bolt Bus owned by Greyhound as well. http://www.boltbus.com It's Linus not Luis lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Glen Posted March 22, 2011 Share #7 Posted March 22, 2011 Instead of Megabus (Forest Glen will go nuts like Luis in the Charlie Brown cartoons goes w/o his blanket lol:confused:)also try Bolt Bus owned by Greyhound as well. http://www.boltbus.com Bolt Bus is still better than Amtrak. In some cases, it might be more practical to take Bolt than Megabus. It's only about a $5 difference in price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortline Bus Posted March 22, 2011 Share #8 Posted March 22, 2011 It's Linus not Luis lol. Thanks for correction.:tup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engineerboy6561 Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share #9 Posted March 22, 2011 Thanks for all the advice, guys! I'm taking Amtrak #66 out to Boston (it's a 5.5-hour trip instead of the usual 3-4 but it's the only thing arriving in the 8-9AM timeframe) on Thursday, and landed the promotional $1 seat on the 5PM BoltBus for the way back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortline Bus Posted March 22, 2011 Share #10 Posted March 22, 2011 Thanks for all the advice, guys! I'm taking Amtrak #66 out to Boston (it's a 5.5-hour trip instead of the usual 3-4 but it's the only thing arriving in the 8-9AM timeframe) on Thursday, and landed the promotional $1 seat on the 5PM BoltBus for the way back. Lucky you. As someone who has been on Bolt Bus I have yet to get the $1 fare. I did get a $10 one way fare back from DC-NY last summer though.:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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