What a different trip and day Saturday March 1st was. Ridewithmehenry got to Denville, NJ ok. But because of the line up at the ticket machine and because of the slowness of the machines to transact business, three of the four of us had to forego buying tickets until aboard the train. Seems Hoboken was holding some kind of Irsih gig in lieu of a parade and all the people had to go. This showed to be the as the train crew had to open more and more 8 car consist as we headed toward Newark. Most of the young celebrants (you could tell them: young, dressed in green) got off at Newark and boarded the Hoboken train. We encountered similar groups cross town at Newark Penn Station. The Newark Light rail was probably the biggest kink in the dy as it was not operating according to printed schedules and I had seen any notices on the Web site…we should have had about 10 or so minutes before he train left but he was blowing his horn waving at us to board in haste. Later, on the way home, there was no train at either of two times scheduled…the latter at 4:55 never showed and the 5:18 arrived, boarded and left at 5:11!
We did get to Newark Penn with plenty of time for a second Breakfast at Mickey Dee’s before going up to platform for tracks 3 and 4. Amtrak was using #3 and we watched the 10:14 Acela departure and were asked not to take pictures by the Amtrak Assistant Station Master. But he was such a character entertaining and engaging passengers even earning applause from the crowded waiting room on the platform for his repertoire! We boarded our 10:32 push pull all stops train to Trenton where we boarded the RiverLine Light rail (diesel powered interurban?) train and one of the most interesting rides one can find in NJ. At Camden we made the change to the PATCO service all the way to the 16th and Locust terminal, got the Broad St. Subway one stop to Phila. City Hall, then an trolley car to 30 St. Sta. for lunch. We rested more than fanned at 30th St. but got to talking with another A
Just curious, what was the ACELA fare, and what was the approximate total fare for the day?
Regular fare, Newark or New York to Philadelphia is $99…weekends only Sr. fare $84.15. But if demand goes up, so does the price…