CelticWhisper
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I'm planning on attending the HP Lovecraft literary festival in Providence in August and am greatly looking forward to taking Amtrak to get there. I'm riding the Capitol Limited from Chicago to DC, and then Northeast Regional from DC to Providence. Will be getting a roomette on the Capitol Limited, as 17 hours in coach seems like it would be...trying.
However, while those two routes are my only option for getting there, I have some choices for how I want to get back. I can take the same route back with a more expensive roomette, which is the least expensive choice barring sitting in coach, but I've already done a large part of the 29 route back from Pittsburgh last year. I can also take the Lake Shore Limited, which would provide new scenery, but the rooms are MUCH more expensive ($480 for a roomette, haven't looked at other accommodations) and I would pretty much have to ride coach because...well, ouch.
So I'm wondering if I should stick with the tried-and-true Capitol Limited for the return trip, bite the bullet in coach on the LSL for different views and variety, or really bite the bullet, take up a second job and subsist on Top Ramen for a few months and book a roomette on the LSL.
Can anyone advise? Are the sights along the LSL route worth the loss of roomette comfort or the increased price for something different?
EDIT: Dangit, I Ctrl-V'd the entire line from my text document including "Subject:" Can a mod maybe remove that superfluous prefix? Should just read "Round trip from CHI..." Sorry 'bout that.
However, while those two routes are my only option for getting there, I have some choices for how I want to get back. I can take the same route back with a more expensive roomette, which is the least expensive choice barring sitting in coach, but I've already done a large part of the 29 route back from Pittsburgh last year. I can also take the Lake Shore Limited, which would provide new scenery, but the rooms are MUCH more expensive ($480 for a roomette, haven't looked at other accommodations) and I would pretty much have to ride coach because...well, ouch.
So I'm wondering if I should stick with the tried-and-true Capitol Limited for the return trip, bite the bullet in coach on the LSL for different views and variety, or really bite the bullet, take up a second job and subsist on Top Ramen for a few months and book a roomette on the LSL.
Can anyone advise? Are the sights along the LSL route worth the loss of roomette comfort or the increased price for something different?
EDIT: Dangit, I Ctrl-V'd the entire line from my text document including "Subject:" Can a mod maybe remove that superfluous prefix? Should just read "Round trip from CHI..." Sorry 'bout that.
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