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Where do you plan to be on NTD (5/12/12)

Started by the_traveler , Feb 04 2012 10:33 PM

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#1 the_traveler

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Posted 04 February 2012 - 10:33 PM

NTD is Saturday, May 12 this year. Where do you plan to be?Posted Image

I plan to be in PHL this year.

WAS last year was so disorganized!Posted Image Even if you had timed tickets, you had to wait in the single line until it split into 2 lines! Then both lines moved at the same rate! So what was the purpose of 1) timed tickets or 2) having 2 lines?Posted Image

Edited by the_traveler, 22 March 2012 - 10:26 AM.

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Posted 04 February 2012 - 10:44 PM

Dave, I plan to be wherever you are on NTD - so I guess it will be PHL. (I had 1 3/4 beers tonight, which is 1/2 beer :lol: over my limit - so I apologize for typos or whatevers).
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Posted 04 February 2012 - 11:27 PM

i would love to be on a train...but i will be in bermuda...on a ship....otherwise, i'd be at PHL or WAS i guess....or even better..on a train...to someplace...

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Posted 05 February 2012 - 12:22 AM

I will sadly not be able to attend NTD this year. I have Fire School that day. First NTD in a while I won't be able to attend. Going to miss the AU gang this year!! But if anyone will be around after Saturday who is an out of towner send me a PM and maybe we can meet up!

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Posted 05 February 2012 - 12:43 AM

We will be in the ocean (hopefully on a upright ship) between two train rides.

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Posted 05 February 2012 - 12:45 AM

I'm planning on WAS, but I'm open to doing PHL instead if there's a better/bigger group doing PHL instead.
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Posted 05 February 2012 - 02:55 AM

I plan on being in chicago.
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Posted 05 February 2012 - 06:49 AM

I have a trustee meeting in Chicago on NTD, so I will be on the Lake Shore Limited
on May 10 & 11 and again on May 13 & 14. It is unlikely I will be able to attend any
of the festivities in the Windy City.
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Posted 05 February 2012 - 07:21 AM

I may go to PHL since it's right up the tracks for me.
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Posted 05 February 2012 - 09:03 AM

Camping, along the Appalachian Trail, if I can get a cabin for my family.

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Posted 05 February 2012 - 11:46 AM

Camping, along the Appalachian Trail, if I can get a cabin for my family.

Meeting a mistress in Argentina you say? :unsure:

As for me I'm thinking about PHL but too early to commit just yet. ^_^

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Posted 05 February 2012 - 11:50 AM

I am planning to be at the PHL event. Perhaps we can all get tickets with the same tour time. The wait last year was about. 30 minutes. The food court at PHL is also pretty large and can accommodate loads of visitors. There are lots of food tables in the front of the station.
My vote for tour time would be 11AM but I am open for other times. I suggest that after we agree on a time we can all get on line at the same time and chat until they let us in.

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Posted 05 February 2012 - 01:23 PM

Dave, I plan to be wherever you are on NTD - so I guess it will be PHL.

Is that ON NTD or the day after, Penny, like in WAS last year?Posted Image

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Posted 05 February 2012 - 01:35 PM

I'm planning on WAS, but I'm open to doing PHL instead if there's a better/bigger group doing PHL instead.

The infamous "AU Gang" (not to be confused with the Rolex GangPosted Image) has been switching between PHL and WAS to "stir things up". 2 years ago, we met in PHL, last year in WAS, this year we are planning PHL again!

I am planning to be at the PHL event. Perhaps we can all get tickets with the same tour time. The wait last year was about. 30 minutes.

The "Big Guy" will probably notify us as to a meeting place and time, and when to get timed tickets so we can all go as a group!Posted Image

Edited by the_traveler, 05 February 2012 - 01:36 PM.

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Posted 05 February 2012 - 03:33 PM


Dave, I plan to be wherever you are on NTD - so I guess it will be PHL.

Is that ON NTD or the day after, Penny, like in WAS last year?Posted Image

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Last year, Dave, I think Penny made a Wrong Turn and arrived in WAS one day late.
If she makes a Wrong Turn this year, she may end up in NEW JERSEY!!!
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Posted 05 February 2012 - 05:08 PM


Dave, I plan to be wherever you are on NTD - so I guess it will be PHL.

Is that ON NTD or the day after, Penny, like in WAS last year?Posted Image

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My planning is better this year - I plan to "celebrate" NTD on the actual date, unlike last year when I was a day late (and much more than a dollar short). :lol: I am not including my sister in my plans for this year (like I did last year and the year before), so if I goof up, I have no one to blame but myself.
Amtrak miles: 101,379; Routes: Silver Meteor, Champion (1973), Silver Star, Auto Train, Capitol Limited, Empire Builder, Lakeshore Limited, Adirondack, Vermonter, Cardinal, California Zephyr, Coast Starlight, Texas Eagle (CHI-STL), Missouri River Runner, Acela Express (FC), Southwest Chief, Cascades, Crescent, City of New Orleans, Hiawatha Service, Maple Leaf, Keystone Service, Northeast Regional, Downeaster.
VIA miles: 4,584; Routes: The Canadian (westbound), Ocean (eastbound/westbound).

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Posted 05 February 2012 - 05:09 PM



Dave, I plan to be wherever you are on NTD - so I guess it will be PHL.

Is that ON NTD or the day after, Penny, like in WAS last year?Posted Image

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Last year, Dave, I think Penny made a Wrong Turn and arrived in WAS one day late.
If she makes a Wrong Turn this year, she may end up in NEW JERSEY!!!


If I end up in New Jersey, then I could go visit Archie the wonder dog. :lol: :lol:
Amtrak miles: 101,379; Routes: Silver Meteor, Champion (1973), Silver Star, Auto Train, Capitol Limited, Empire Builder, Lakeshore Limited, Adirondack, Vermonter, Cardinal, California Zephyr, Coast Starlight, Texas Eagle (CHI-STL), Missouri River Runner, Acela Express (FC), Southwest Chief, Cascades, Crescent, City of New Orleans, Hiawatha Service, Maple Leaf, Keystone Service, Northeast Regional, Downeaster.
VIA miles: 4,584; Routes: The Canadian (westbound), Ocean (eastbound/westbound).

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Posted 05 February 2012 - 07:12 PM

While I'd like to do somewhere else, I suppose I'll keep it simple and go to Chicago - less time to have to request off (my end of May trip to California got moved to the end of June, so I think I can request a single day off to sneak up to CHI for a few hours in its place) ^_^

Edited by MistyOLR, 05 February 2012 - 07:12 PM.

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Posted 05 February 2012 - 09:05 PM




Dave, I plan to be wherever you are on NTD - so I guess it will be PHL.

Is that ON NTD or the day after, Penny, like in WAS last year?Posted Image

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Last year, Dave, I think Penny made a Wrong Turn and arrived in WAS one day late.
If she makes a Wrong Turn this year, she may end up in NEW JERSEY!!!


If I end up in New Jersey, then I could go visit Archie the wonder dog. :lol: :lol:


Archie would be happy to see you. Just bring a few doggie treats!!
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Posted 05 February 2012 - 09:44 PM

I've already spoken up...I'm doing a Trails & Rails trip on 11/14 so I'll get NTD in Portland
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