Having taken lots of Acela and non-Acela, I actually prefer the regular NE regional, even though it's about an hour slower. Seats are not assigned, which means you are free to move about (you have to take the paper slip with you). Very nice when/if you notice a section of the train clear out after a lot of people get off.
When you come back from New York, be sure to go to Moynihan (nice, big new hall) and not Penn Station across the street (cramped and old). They connect to the same trains underground.
Automatic_Scratch530 t1_ivgvs0a wrote
Reply to AMTRAK from BOS to NY by unicynn
Having taken lots of Acela and non-Acela, I actually prefer the regular NE regional, even though it's about an hour slower. Seats are not assigned, which means you are free to move about (you have to take the paper slip with you). Very nice when/if you notice a section of the train clear out after a lot of people get off.
When you come back from New York, be sure to go to Moynihan (nice, big new hall) and not Penn Station across the street (cramped and old). They connect to the same trains underground.