Should I take the "scenic route" from Indianapolis to Washington DC?
score:4
This is one of the rare occasions where taking a train might actually be a good mode of transportation. Having lived in Indianapolis for close to 10 years and having gone through the new airport I can tell you that getting through it will be a breeze.
Nontheless. Cardinal might be one of the few routes where it might be worth taking just for the views starting in Kentucky and going all the way through the Appalachia. The worst of the views you would probably sleep through, if you can given stops at best every hour.
If you are taking the train from Chicago I don't think that it would be of any advantage to you given that most of the traveling time would be during the night and Chicago to South Bend, IN isn't really pretty for most of that stretch.
Upvote:1
I have been on the Capitol Limited train both ways between Chicago and DC. While the views of the Midwestern and Appalachian countryside are certainly nice, much of the trip takes place at night and you may not get the wonderful vistas you were hoping for. If your body is on a normal daily rhythm, you may feel more like sleeping than trying to admire the view.
The trip is significantly more comfortable than flying in the sense that you get a lot more space to sit in and move around. You can get up and walk to the observation car at any hour of the night and the seats, even in coach, are huge compared to a coach seat on an aircraft.
Upvote:4
If you have time, then certainly go for it. There are 2 routes: Cardinal and Capitol Limited, with different routes and travel time. Both trains include sightseer lounge with scenic windows and semi-opaque ceiling. You can take Cardinal from Indianapolis, for Capitol Limited you have to go from Chicago.
Cardinal will take you through Kentucky and Appalachia. Scenic highlights include New River Gorge, Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains, the Shenandoah Valley. It is a slightly longer route.
Capitol Limited will take you trough Pittsburgh and Allegheny mountains. Scenic highlights will include Yougihenny River valley (if you are couple hours late), Sandy Patch mountain pass as well as scenic crossing at Harpers Ferry and C&O Canal. This route operates a rails-to-trails program, so if you time your schedule you may get an interesting history narrative from the C&O canal National Park staff staring at Cumberland, MD.
Note that both trains consistently make bottom of the charts for on-time performance. Delays of couple hours should be expected, and 3-4 hour delays are not uncommon (personal experience).
More post
- 📝 Travelling to the UK with Article 10 on behalf of my child who is 7 years old and dependent child is possible?
- 📝 Can a dual national of UK and Colombia enter Colombia with an ID and/or an expired Colombian passport?
- 📝 Re-entering the UK have short-term student child unaccompanied visa
- 📝 Why some flights do not allow connection without going through security
- 📝 my UK short term visa got rejected. is it okay to re-apply it again?
- 📝 What are possible traveling plan for Switzerland in December-end for 5 days from Paris?
- 📝 VAC service charge for online applicants for Canadian Visa
- 📝 AMS transfer time on one ticket US
- 📝 London to Stonehenge to Bath to Portsmouth back to London
- 📝 How can one prove one has entered a country?
- 📝 Staying in Sunnyvale, visiting San Francisco 1 day. Which transport pass?
- 📝 How to take care of my bags with a 2:45h break in a train journey in Seattle?
- 📝 Penalties for overstaying a 3-month Schengen visa
- 📝 Berlin to Göttingen by Train or Bus
- 📝 Airline weekly/monthly passes from Gujarat state to Pune, India
- 📝 What is a good data plan for Internet surfing in northern Italy?
- 📝 Using multiple-entry 'turismo' schengen visa for business
- 📝 Jogging in Bucharest?
- 📝 Bringing a laptop from USA to Europe
- 📝 Cover letter for spouse travelling with husband on business visa
- 📝 UK visitor visa refused: can I still go to university in the UK?
- 📝 Labuan Bajo to Lombok by bus & ferry
- 📝 How much is Complement de Parcours?
- 📝 Do I need PCR test to enter the Netherlands?
- 📝 Do I have to clear customs when transit via the US on my way to / coming from somewehere else?
- 📝 Which Standard Visitor visa should I apply for?
- 📝 Can I visit Svalbard with an EU resident permit?
- 📝 Do I have a fighting chance trying to avoid $50 charge for miles credit with United MileagePlus?
- 📝 Covid test 3 days before flying
- 📝 Travelling to Métabief (France) through Geneva airport in Switzerland
Source: stackoverflow.com
Search Posts
Related post
- 📝 Should I take the "scenic route" from Indianapolis to Washington DC?
- 📝 Which street should we take a stroll down to get to the lake from the Thompson Hotel?
- 📝 What precautions should one take in a crowded place such as airport or in the airplane for COVID-19?
- 📝 Can I take my disassembled desktop computer on a flight from Turkey to the UK? (some new regulations)
- 📝 Who should I ask about the items I can and cannot take with me? The airport or the airline I'm flying with?
- 📝 Is anyone sure of the requirements to take Eurostar from London to Netherlands after 23 January 2021
- 📝 Should I reserve a ticket for the train from Milano Malpensa airport to the city?
- 📝 How should I apply for a Schengen visa from the UK?
- 📝 How long does it take to get from Gare du Nord to the Palace of Versailles, by public transport?
- 📝 Should I take into account the transit time when booking with the same airline?
- 📝 Do I need to manually take my luggage from one plane to the next?
- 📝 What is the latest public transport I can take in the evening from London Heathrow to Bournemouth?
- 📝 Does security personnel look at the data on my laptop if I take it as carry-on luggage from Europe to the US?
- 📝 When should we arrive at the terminal for the ferry from Hong Kong to Macau?
- 📝 What should I expect from European airline if I volunteer to stay and not fly on the overbooked flight?
- 📝 How early should I arrive for same-day tickets for the Washington Monument?
- 📝 What dried food can I take across the American border from Canada?
- 📝 What documents should I take with me to the airport, if I booked my ticket online?
- 📝 Should I use an online broker to buy travel medical insurance or Should I buy from the insurance company website?
- 📝 Can I take a boat down the Mosel river from the vicinity of Trier to Koblenz
- 📝 How long does the airside shuttle take from Terminal A to Terminal C at Newark International?
- 📝 Can I take unopened sealed tea bags to Mexico from the U.K.?
- 📝 Can you take a car-ferry from France to the UK with someone else's car?
- 📝 Travelling from London to Italy's Amalfi Coast. Better to fly or take the train?
- 📝 I want to take a bus from Dusseldorf Airport to NH Hotel City Centre - please tell me what would be the bus number
- 📝 Road condition B6 From Mbeya to Tabora. How long should it take to drive in a 4x4
- 📝 Can I take a flight from Frankfurt to India on the expiry day of my polish temporary residence card?
- 📝 Which plug from the Apple World Travel Adapter Kit should I use in Mongolia?
- 📝 When flying back from India to the US with eVisa + green card, does one have to take any action immigration-wise before the flight?
- 📝 Should a married couple with no kids, from outside the EU, approach the UK border control desk separately or together?