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As I began to write this, I was passing through Delaware somewhere, I think. It was 1:20 in the afternoon on Amtrak train 91 Silver Service/Palmetto in my Viewliner Roomette. We boarded at New York Penn Station at 10:30am and I rode until 6:00pm the following night to Miami. Thirty two hours on a train. This is part of my vacation and I am traveling my preferred method.
In a previous article, I wrote how I hate to fly. I only do so when there is no other option available. Even when I am traveling from Boston to Miami, if I have the time, I take the train. I not only hate to fly but I also love to travel by Amtrak.
The only drawback to the train is time. Aside from that, there is every possible advantage over taking the same trip through the atmosphere.
This time I take the 91 Silver Service/Palmetto, one of two that go from Penn Station to Miami. It is the less expensive route because there is no dining car. A small grill is in the café car that serves quick hot and cold meals and snacks and drinks.
