Re: New England Conlangers

On Sun, 25 Oct 1998, Steg Belsky wrote:

> Because i wouldn't be able to get to Albany - i can't drive.  If a
> "langcon" would be in NYC i would just take the subway, but anywhere
> outside of the city is a problem.
>
> -Stephen (Steg)
Well, Steg, to echo John's two cents...the Maple Leaf and other Amtrak
runs go directly from NYC and Albany several times a day.  I think it's
about two plus hours, and can't be more than about fifty dollars round
trip.  (It's a hundred and seven dollars round trip to ride from Rochester
to NYC, so I'm basing my estimate on that; seventy dollars from Rochester
to Albany and back, and that was four hours). If you are a student,
though, I can understand how 45-50 bucks might be financially difficult.
But hardly difficult in terms of getting from one city to the next.  Thank
goodness there is public transportation at all in this car-dominated
country, but there is, and Amtrak is reliable and cheaper than flying and
Albany is one of the most central cities in the state.  Greyhound?

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