Re: [vcf-midatlantic] train service to VCF-East
Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic writes:
No William! Not all the way to NYC! From Philly I have taken the train when I attended Drexel University in Philadelphia and took this route for years. You have to take three trains. The SEPTA - R6 from 30th street station to Trenton, then switch trains to the NJ Transit - Northeast Corridor line to Rahway. Then take the NJ Transit - North Jersey Coast Line to Belmar. The whole trip is about 3 to 3 and 1/2 hours. Maybe more depending on schedule. The problem is that there isn't good east to west trains as seen by this map: https://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainSchedulesMapT....
From PHL, best bet is to hire a car. Then take I-95 north and pick up I-195 east to Rt-18. There NO TOLL on any of that route. It's, essentially, how I go to and from Philly and PHL, and Jackson. Why spent countless hours riding a train to nowhere and standing on sidings awaiting another? Trains are fine in the UK and .EU -- I have ridden them often when on the eastern side of the Atlantic swamp -- but there's just no comparable equivalent when here in the states. I-95 to I-195 is about as direct as one can get and it'll keep folks from getting lost on the roadways. The added benefit, no forced donation to Uncle Sam via tolls!
On Mar 30, 2016, at 14:25, Brian Schenkenberger via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
The added benefit, no forced donation to Uncle Sam via tolls!
Well, again, most routes into Philly from 295 involve a bridge, and those usually have tolls in the westbound direction. For example, the only toll I pay is when coming back home over the Whitman bridge. Is there a way to avoid that of which I am unaware? Another nice bonus of that route is that 295 and 195 are both usually very pleasant, sparsely populated drives. - Dave
On Mar 30, 2016, at 7:18 PM, David Riley via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
On Mar 30, 2016, at 14:25, Brian Schenkenberger via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
The added benefit, no forced donation to Uncle Sam via tolls!
Well, again, most routes into Philly from 295 involve a bridge, and those usually have tolls in the westbound direction. For example, the only toll I pay is when coming back home over the Whitman bridge. Is there a way to avoid that of which I am unaware?
Another nice bonus of that route is that 295 and 195 are both usually very pleasant, sparsely populated drives.
- Dave
Hi Dave: If you drive from Wall Twp. westward on I-195, you can connect with NJ route 29. Route 29 connects to I-95 (the “real” I-95, not the NJTP) near Yardley, PA. You can cross the Delaware River at the Scudder Falls Bridge, which has no toll… (at least for now). You can also get on to I-295 (north.. west..) which becomes I-95 after it crosses over US-1 near Lawrenceville. Since, the later route is on an interstate road, the traffic might move a little more quickly, but it would be longer. Consult your GPS, and choose a no-toll route. 73 de Ray
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