Today I had to pick up a friend from Union Station
Posted By nikki on July 14, 2008
This past weekend a friend of mine was traveling from DC to Philadelphia, and decided to take the Amtrak train. I agreed to take her to the train station, and pick her up again. She had never taken the train to Philadelphia and didn’t know what to expect. So on Friday I drove with her to the local Metro Station, and parked the car. Then I rode with her to Union Station and waited with her until they boarded the train. I was pleasantly surprised that there were no security checkpoints like at airports where they refused to let anyone past the security unless they had a ticket. I could go right up to the boarding gate and wait with her until the train was ready to board! The train was right on time, too! I think that taking the train seemed a lot easier than flying is!
Today I went to pick her up, again taking Metro to Union Station. The train arrived about fifteen minutes late, but I was allowed to go right to the arrival gate and wait there. How much easier than going to the airport and trying to find her at the baggage conveyers! When she arrived, I asked her how her train experience was, if she found it better than flying and she said it absolutely was MUCH better than flying! It was fast, it was easy, and it was cheaper than flying. So the next time I travel, I think I’ll check out the train myself!
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