[Date Prev][Date Next] [Chronological] [Thread] [Top]

RE: (erielack) EXTENDED COMMUTER SERVICE

OK, try this..........
       Even in the final days when there were only 2 trains - 5 &6 , 10 & 15, it still was possible to go to the city for a day at the theatre or sightseeing & a good meal. THIS, by the way is from Binghamton - leaving at 6AM & returning at 7:30 PM or so with a 1155 arrival in Bingo. Bus commuting is all well & good until there's a car wreck. At that point I hope you have a good book to read. It used to be great leaving Hoboken as it was just dark & beginning to snow and getting to the diner for a leasurely meal. As we pulled from Newark, we'd watch the cars skidding all over on parallel hiways........knowing that we'd be in Scranton or Bingo ON TIME - rested and fed. Can't do that on Frank Martz busses but what the hey........it's all u have left.
        Even better was leaving Bingo for a weekend with my fiancee. Instead of going into the city, there was a Holiday Inn near the Holland Tunnel exit (much cheaper than anything in NYC).. If we drove, it provided free parking while we rode the Hudson Tubes into the city. I'll bet there's still some SAFE motels near the Hudson Tubes & best of all, the parkiing is free. How long this happy state of affairs will last is unknown.
 
Regards,
 
Walt Smith
 
 
 
 
> Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2009 15:34:17 -0500> From: laurellines_@_gmail.com> To: erielack@lists.railfan.net> Subject: Re: (erielack) EXTENDED COMMUTER SERVICE> > You guys don't get the point! The commuter trains from Scranton are proposed> for the purpose of getting daily riders QUICKLY from East Stroudsburg and> the Delaware Water Gap stations to Hoboken, Newark & NYC. Because of the> Pocono Mountain barrier, the train cannot travel fast from Scranton to East> Stroudsburg and visa versa.> Passengers from Scranton & Mt Pocono, etc would be those who travel to NYC> for shopping, theater, medical appointments, sight seeing, etc.> Scranton will provide the layover facilities to clean the coaches & fuel the> locomotives.> Even during the rush hours, the bus will be faster from Scranton to NYC!> Neil Weinberg> > On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 2:55 PM, Michael Connor <mjconnor_rr@hotmail.com>wrote:> > >> > 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 wa
s 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> > > **************Stay up-to-date on the latest news - from fashion trends to> > > celebrity break-ups and everything in between.> > > (http://www.aol.com/?ncidemlcntaolcom00000024)> > >> > >> > > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List> > > http://EL-List.railfan.net/> > > To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html> >> > _________________________________________________________________> > Life on your PC is safer, easier, and more enjoyable with Windows Vista(R).> > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/127032870/direct/01/> >> > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List> > http://EL-List.railfan.net/> > To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html> >> > > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List> http://EL-List.railfan.net/> To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html
_________________________________________________________________
Send e-mail anywhere. No map, no compass.
http://windowslive.com/oneline/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_anywhere_122008

	The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List
	http://EL-List.railfan.net/
	To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html

------------------------------