I took the Amtrak from New York to Boston last fall, and the experience was dreadful. To get to the station after the cab had dropped me off I had to go through Madison Square Gardens. Although I had a reservation for the train, I had to wait in line to get my ticket for 45 minutes – most of the ticket counters were unoccupied. Then the train was over an hour late. It then added lateness to this so that the train scheduled for 8:30 p.m. (approximately) arrived in Boston after 2 a.m. The subway had shutdown at midnight, and there were no cabs waiting for us, and finally one gentleman called for one. A group of us stuffed into it, and I finally arrived home around 3 a.m.
The next time I use public transportation between New York and Boston, I will use the more reliable (and cheaper) bus.
