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DC -> Boston -> DC in 24 Hours

Posted on by Jessica Dickinson Goodman / 0 Comment

I love the train. The train loves me. So when I say that I did the Amtrak trip from DC to Boston and back in 24 hours (it’s an 8 hour ride each way), you shouldn’t read that: “I had a terrible weekend,” but instead, “I got to see the entire Eastern Seaboard from inside a comfy moving living room.” Here’s some photos:

The grooves make the train look like it's moving fast when it's standing still.
The grooves make the train look like it’s moving fast when it’s standing still.
Pretty skylights outside of Boston South Side Train Station.
Pretty skylights outside of Boston South Side Train Station.
The weather above New Haven was smutzy. Below was beautiful. We can draw some conclusion here about New Haven...
The weather above New Haven was smutzy. Below was beautiful. We can draw some conclusion here about New Haven…
I love standing at the back of the last car and watching the perfect parallels of the tracks race out behind us.
I love standing at the back of the last car and watching the perfect parallels of the tracks race out behind us.
Philadelphia? Newark? I slept through this part but woke up to take these pretty pictures.
Philadelphia? Newark? I slept through this part but woke up to take these pretty pictures.
Again, either Philadelphia or Newark. I love the crenellated rooftops.
Again, either Philadelphia or Newark. I love the crenellated rooftops.
Back to DC before pumpkin time. So glad I wasn't driving--look at that southbound mess.
Back to DC before pumpkin time. So glad I wasn’t driving–look at that southbound mess.

This trip took 8 hours each way, with a few more added on waiting in the station, snacking and reading on my iPad and practicing making movies with the iPad version of iMovie. I went through 6 states plus the District on this trip (DC, MD, NJ, PA, NY, CT, MA) and vastly preferred the kind and interesting train route than the frenzied airplane hop there and back.

Inspirational Quote:

“Writing is my time machine, takes me to the precise time and place I belong.”–Jeb Dickerson,

Jessica Dickinson Goodman

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