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Saturday, May 9, 2009

Stuck on a train on National Train Day

Posted on 11:25 PM by Unknown
Travelling from Canada to NYC via Amtrak yesterday was a trip -- in the bad sense of the word.

Our train was stranded in Albany for over an hour, after having already arrived there an hour behind schedule, as we waited for the engine to arrive. Then we had to factor in rain. By the time we arrived to Penn Station it was pass midnight. We were slated to arrive at nine-thirty.

All of this on, of all days, National Train Day (May 9th). And can you believe Amtrak did not offer us as much as a complimentary cup of coffee? Tight bastards.


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