fx20736 Posted February 19, 2009 Share #1 Posted February 19, 2009 Has anyone here tried to go from Philly/ DE/ South Jersey to Eastern CT/ MA using nothing but Commuter Rail/ Mass Transit? How long would it realistically take to do this? Are there even more Regional rail connections that could get you from Boston (or Providence, R.I.) to Baltimore (without using Amtrak or a bus). I think short walks would acceptable for purposes of this experiment. (NJT) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamaica Express Posted February 19, 2009 Share #2 Posted February 19, 2009 I went from Philadelphia to Jersey City using all mass transit....The R-7 Septa Local took 45 minutes...the (NJT) NY Local took about and hour and PATH took about 15 min..I can't even imagine doing the NEC by all Commuter Service..I Love trains but I don't think I would wanna endure a ride that long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted February 19, 2009 Share #3 Posted February 19, 2009 I routinely do levittown to trenton, then trenton (NJT) to nwk, then PATH to wtc. Honestly the only pain the the rear with your idea is the connection from (NJT) to MNRR. I'd suggest to . The has that long irritating (when you're trying to actually get somewhere) walkway from 8th ave to 7th ave. - A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATCOman Posted February 20, 2009 Share #4 Posted February 20, 2009 Plus you would have to play "guess the platform" at the 34 Street Station. Not only that, but to get from the or to the you would have to be in the front of the train. The express and local platforms at 34 Street are not lined up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted February 20, 2009 Share #5 Posted February 20, 2009 Plus you would have to play "guess the platform" at the 34 Street Station. Not only that, but to get from the or to the you would have to be in the front of the train. The express and local platforms at 34 Street are not lined up. It's not really that complicated since all trains stop at 34th and tsq, and the 34th street is easily found by following signs in nyp. Plus there's a clear indicator for which direction you want to go as well once past the turnstiles. - A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N-Trizzy2609 Posted February 25, 2009 Share #6 Posted February 25, 2009 I did the to 14th Street, PATH to Newark Penn (NJT) to Trenton and R7 and R5 to Paoli via Center City Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ML111 Posted February 25, 2009 Share #7 Posted February 25, 2009 Here's something interesting for the NY-Philadelphia end if you want to do a "scenic" journey: From GCT and Metro North: to 5th Avenue ( to 34th Street-Herald Square PATH - to Journal Square, cross platform for Newark train (NJT) :nec: from Newark to Trenton (NJT) River Line from Trenton to Camden PATCO from Broadway/Walter Rand to Center City-Philadelphia (8th Street) MFL - 8th Street to 15th Street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted February 26, 2009 Share #8 Posted February 26, 2009 Here's something interesting for the NY-Philadelphia end if you want to do a "scenic" journey: From GCT and Metro North: to 5th Avenue ( to 34th Street-Herald Square PATH - to Journal Square, cross platform for Newark train (NJT) :nec: from Newark to Trenton (NJT) River Line from Trenton to Camden PATCO from Broadway/Walter Rand to Center City-Philadelphia (8th Street) MFL - 8th Street to 15th Street After a mets game i take the LIRR-(NJT) or --(NJT) then to levittown. It is scenic! :cool: - A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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