Hi - traveling w my 8 year old son from Washington Union to NY Penn station in about a month and have transferred points over to AGR to redeem for a free trip. I'm wondering - should I select BC on NER (13K points) or BC on Acela (16K points)? This 3K points is only about $30 in redemption $$ so seems worth it if there's something to go for on the Acela. If they are literally equal then I can put the 3K points to something else I guess.
I've looked at the other threads and see some lean one way, some lean the other. I see the Acela takes about 30 min shorter.
Will my kid think the Acela's "cooler"? I've just never been on these trains before, only been on a sleeper from Chicago out west.
Will business folks on the Acela be annoyed by a kid? My kid should be fine with a book or ipad and won't be annoying, but I realize some business folks can be moody.
What do others think?
I've looked at the other threads and see some lean one way, some lean the other. I see the Acela takes about 30 min shorter.
Will my kid think the Acela's "cooler"? I've just never been on these trains before, only been on a sleeper from Chicago out west.
Will business folks on the Acela be annoyed by a kid? My kid should be fine with a book or ipad and won't be annoying, but I realize some business folks can be moody.
What do others think?