by highgreen215
In late Fall or early Spring I may be embarking on an Amtrak venture from Boston to Cynthiana, KY. As there is no Amtrak service anywhere near Cynthiana, I will have to choose between two between two routes:
1) Boston to New York or Washington by Regional/Acela; change to the Cardinal and get off at Ashland, KY; then 125 miles over-the-road to Cynthiana.
2) Boston to Chicago by LSL; change to the Cardinal and get off at Cincinnati; then about 60 miles over-the-road to Cynthiana.
The "over-the-road" segments will, unless they have disowned me, be handled by family picking me up at the final station.
A major comcern on both routes is the inconvenient connecting times for changing trains. I would actually prefer the scenic ride of the Cardinal through West Virginia to Ashland on the WV/KY border. I have ridden the LSL several times over the last few years to other destinations so I would welcome the change, but if the LSL is preferable I guess I can live with it. I would be flying back to Boston.
What's your advice?
1) Boston to New York or Washington by Regional/Acela; change to the Cardinal and get off at Ashland, KY; then 125 miles over-the-road to Cynthiana.
2) Boston to Chicago by LSL; change to the Cardinal and get off at Cincinnati; then about 60 miles over-the-road to Cynthiana.
The "over-the-road" segments will, unless they have disowned me, be handled by family picking me up at the final station.
A major comcern on both routes is the inconvenient connecting times for changing trains. I would actually prefer the scenic ride of the Cardinal through West Virginia to Ashland on the WV/KY border. I have ridden the LSL several times over the last few years to other destinations so I would welcome the change, but if the LSL is preferable I guess I can live with it. I would be flying back to Boston.
What's your advice?