Comments on: Acela Express http://www.2-speed.com/2007/05/accela-express/ Entrepreneurial Leadership and Management . . . and Other Stuff Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Will http://www.2-speed.com/2007/05/accela-express/#comment-4037 Will Thu, 31 May 2007 11:53:50 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2007/05/accela-express/#comment-4037 David, Yeah, Penn Station is an interesting place. It's like a small city underground. I'm sure rats are always a problem - the rodent and non-rodent kind. Hey, it's New York, after all ;-) David,

Yeah, Penn Station is an interesting place. It’s like a small city underground. I’m sure rats are always a problem – the rodent and non-rodent kind. Hey, it’s New York, after all ;-)

]]> By: Will http://www.2-speed.com/2007/05/accela-express/#comment-106300 Will Thu, 31 May 2007 11:53:00 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2007/05/accela-express/#comment-106300 David, Yeah, Penn Station is an interesting place. It's like a small city underground. I'm sure rats are always a problem - the rodent and non-rodent kind. Hey, it's New York, after all ;-) David,

Yeah, Penn Station is an interesting place. It’s like a small city underground. I’m sure rats are always a problem – the rodent and non-rodent kind. Hey, it’s New York, after all ;-)

]]> By: David Cohen http://www.2-speed.com/2007/05/accela-express/#comment-3942 David Cohen Thu, 31 May 2007 02:49:57 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2007/05/accela-express/#comment-3942 I love the Acela too. The main reason is what you said - it's CITY TO CITY. I did NY to Philly recently (interviewing TechStars candidates) and it was so nice to get some work done and end up right near my hotel in the city with little hassle. Of course the rats in the Acela waiting area Penn Station in NYC were a bit too authentic for my tate. I love the Acela too. The main reason is what you said – it’s CITY TO CITY. I did NY to Philly recently (interviewing TechStars candidates) and it was so nice to get some work done and end up right near my hotel in the city with little hassle.

Of course the rats in the Acela waiting area Penn Station in NYC were a bit too authentic for my tate.

]]> By: David Cohen http://www.2-speed.com/2007/05/accela-express/#comment-106299 David Cohen Thu, 31 May 2007 02:49:00 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2007/05/accela-express/#comment-106299 I love the Acela too. The main reason is what you said - it's CITY TO CITY. I did NY to Philly recently (interviewing TechStars candidates) and it was so nice to get some work done and end up right near my hotel in the city with little hassle. Of course the rats in the Acela waiting area Penn Station in NYC were a bit too authentic for my tate. I love the Acela too. The main reason is what you said – it’s CITY TO CITY. I did NY to Philly recently (interviewing TechStars candidates) and it was so nice to get some work done and end up right near my hotel in the city with little hassle.

Of course the rats in the Acela waiting area Penn Station in NYC were a bit too authentic for my tate.

]]> By: Will http://www.2-speed.com/2007/05/accela-express/#comment-3876 Will Wed, 30 May 2007 01:47:08 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2007/05/accela-express/#comment-3876 Doh! Thanks, JH, for nicely reminding me that I can't even read the frickin' napkin on the train. It's Acela, not Accela. I'm such a moron. To your point, though, I really wish real train travel were a reasonably viable option in more places. It's much more pleasant than air travel. It seems like Texas would be a perfect place for some decent passenger trains. You can probably get right of ways in the big state . . . Doh! Thanks, JH, for nicely reminding me that I can’t even read the frickin’ napkin on the train. It’s Acela, not Accela. I’m such a moron.

To your point, though, I really wish real train travel were a reasonably viable option in more places. It’s much more pleasant than air travel. It seems like Texas would be a perfect place for some decent passenger trains. You can probably get right of ways in the big state . . .

]]> By: Will http://www.2-speed.com/2007/05/accela-express/#comment-106298 Will Wed, 30 May 2007 01:47:00 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2007/05/accela-express/#comment-106298 Doh! Thanks, JH, for nicely reminding me that I can't even read the frickin' napkin on the train. It's Acela, not Accela. I'm such a moron. To your point, though, I really wish real train travel were a reasonably viable option in more places. It's much more pleasant than air travel. It seems like Texas would be a perfect place for some decent passenger trains. You can probably get right of ways in the big state . . . Doh! Thanks, JH, for nicely reminding me that I can’t even read the frickin’ napkin on the train. It’s Acela, not Accela. I’m such a moron.

To your point, though, I really wish real train travel were a reasonably viable option in more places. It’s much more pleasant than air travel. It seems like Texas would be a perfect place for some decent passenger trains. You can probably get right of ways in the big state . . .

]]> By: Will http://www.2-speed.com/2007/05/accela-express/#comment-3875 Will Wed, 30 May 2007 01:39:50 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2007/05/accela-express/#comment-3875 Rik, Of course, Acela is nothing like ICE - a real high-speed train, but they share that imposed fear that something's going to go wrong, I think. I almost expect delays when I fly. With train travel, though, I feel that it should be almost impervious to delays and, therefore, any such delay seems really bad. Strange psychology, eh? Rik,

Of course, Acela is nothing like ICE – a real high-speed train, but they share that imposed fear that something’s going to go wrong, I think. I almost expect delays when I fly. With train travel, though, I feel that it should be almost impervious to delays and, therefore, any such delay seems really bad. Strange psychology, eh?

]]> By: Will http://www.2-speed.com/2007/05/accela-express/#comment-106297 Will Wed, 30 May 2007 01:39:00 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2007/05/accela-express/#comment-106297 Rik, Of course, Acela is nothing like ICE - a real high-speed train, but they share that imposed fear that something's going to go wrong, I think. I almost expect delays when I fly. With train travel, though, I feel that it should be almost impervious to delays and, therefore, any such delay seems really bad. Strange psychology, eh? Rik,

Of course, Acela is nothing like ICE – a real high-speed train, but they share that imposed fear that something’s going to go wrong, I think. I almost expect delays when I fly. With train travel, though, I feel that it should be almost impervious to delays and, therefore, any such delay seems really bad. Strange psychology, eh?

]]> By: JH http://www.2-speed.com/2007/05/accela-express/#comment-3868 JH Tue, 29 May 2007 14:04:50 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2007/05/accela-express/#comment-3868 Another reader agrees. Despite the fact that my company has a twice-daily jet between Dulles and Teterboro, I always took the train when I was commuting to NY from NoVA. It was so much more convenient (DC Metro to Union Station, Acela to Penn Station, three subway stops to 18th street and a quick walk to the office) that I actually enjoyed the commute. Rail is just far easier, more comfortable, and better for working and thinking during the trip. When I added an EVDO card to my laptop, I could spend the whole Acela trip fully accessible and productive at work - even in the quiet car :-) I've since moved to Austin, a great place to live and work, but I do miss the rail option when I travel. Another reader agrees. Despite the fact that my company has a twice-daily jet between Dulles and Teterboro, I always took the train when I was commuting to NY from NoVA. It was so much more convenient (DC Metro to Union Station, Acela to Penn Station, three subway stops to 18th street and a quick walk to the office) that I actually enjoyed the commute.

Rail is just far easier, more comfortable, and better for working and thinking during the trip. When I added an EVDO card to my laptop, I could spend the whole Acela trip fully accessible and productive at work – even in the quiet car :-)

I’ve since moved to Austin, a great place to live and work, but I do miss the rail option when I travel.

]]> By: JH http://www.2-speed.com/2007/05/accela-express/#comment-106296 JH Tue, 29 May 2007 14:04:00 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2007/05/accela-express/#comment-106296 Another reader agrees. Despite the fact that my company has a twice-daily jet between Dulles and Teterboro, I always took the train when I was commuting to NY from NoVA. It was so much more convenient (DC Metro to Union Station, Acela to Penn Station, three subway stops to 18th street and a quick walk to the office) that I actually enjoyed the commute. Rail is just far easier, more comfortable, and better for working and thinking during the trip. When I added an EVDO card to my laptop, I could spend the whole Acela trip fully accessible and productive at work - even in the quiet car :-) I've since moved to Austin, a great place to live and work, but I do miss the rail option when I travel. Another reader agrees. Despite the fact that my company has a twice-daily jet between Dulles and Teterboro, I always took the train when I was commuting to NY from NoVA. It was so much more convenient (DC Metro to Union Station, Acela to Penn Station, three subway stops to 18th street and a quick walk to the office) that I actually enjoyed the commute.

Rail is just far easier, more comfortable, and better for working and thinking during the trip. When I added an EVDO card to my laptop, I could spend the whole Acela trip fully accessible and productive at work – even in the quiet car :-)

I’ve since moved to Austin, a great place to live and work, but I do miss the rail option when I travel.

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