Category: Train travel
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Secrets of Grand Central: FDR’s Hidden Train Car
As I’ve mentioned before, last May I had the terrific opportunity to join a special four hour private tour of Grand Central Terminal. After our behind-the-scenes trip to this landmark’s command center and to the room holding its famous outdoor Tiffany clock, we traveled down to the main level to the station master’s office. There…
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Secrets of NYC’s Grand Central Terminal: Outdoor Tiffany Clock Up Close
Every one of my visits to NYC has had some element of an adventure to it, and a trip last May to this amazing city was no exception. I was traveling to Manhattan to drop off my daughter, Sarah, at a pre-college workshop that was given by the Fashion Institute of Technology. I really didn’t…
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Train travel with the “Greatest Show On Earth”
Every since I’ve been a kid, I’ve been thrilled to watch the incredibly talented, high adrenaline performances that make up the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. My son, Alex, and I had one of those “priceless” experiences last week when we were invited to visit this year’s “FULLY CHARGED” edition at the Times…
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Mom Gives Birth on Train To NYC
The Associated Press reports that a 31-year-old New Jersey woman gave birth on a PATH train to New York City yesterday. The AP reports that “PATH officials turned the train into an express, bypassing most stops so that it would get to its final stop, 33rd Street in midtown Manhattan, as soon as possible. Emergency…
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Amtrak News: Wi-Fi and Changes to the Unaccompanied Minor Policy
–Amtrak says that it now has Wi-Fi capability on many of its routes including trips to and from NYC. I’ve been on the train a few times since this announcement, and I haven’t been successful using this service. Have you? –Effective November 1, 2011, there is a change to Amtrak’s Unaccompanied Minor Policy. I think…
Travel Gal Kim Swidler 