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RE: (erielack) EXTENDED COMMUTER SERVICE

It would be well to remember that no matter how hard Martz tries, they still run a bus and, even a bit faster fornthe time being, busses are way below 2nd class travel compared to rail passenger.
MJC

> From: Njricky2_@_aol.com
> Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2009 13:23:43 -0500
> Subject: Re: (erielack) EXTENDED COMMUTER SERVICE
> To: gkazin_@_yahoo.com; erielack@lists.railfan.net
> 
> There is also a 12.25pm departure from Scranton that makes no stops and 
> arrives in New York 2 hours 20 minutes later if all goes well.  However, it's a 
> Greyhound that originates in Toronto and it works except for the Sunday after 
> Christmas when it was cancelled with no explanation leaving a crowd to pile on 
> the 1.05.
>  
> I had the commute from hell on Christmas Eve.  The commute took four hours 
> from Manhattan to Scranton, mainly due to traffic.  People were openly 
> complaining that there is no train service and that even if it takes a bit longer to go 
> via rail, it's worth it.
>  
> And here's a laugh that shows the signs of age.  Some didn't know that once 
> upon a time there was rail service to Scranton.  They knew about Erie 
> Lackawanna but didn't know about passenger service.  That gave this guy the opening to 
> talk about Pheobe Snow and the Lake Cities and how good it was.  All agreed 
> that NJT will sure beat the bus.
>  
> Rick
> New York, NY
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