Re: [81attendees] By rail to Canada

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> From: 81attendees-bounces@ietf.org [mailto:81attendees-
> bounces@ietf.org] On Behalf Of Michael Richardson
> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 8:22 AM
> To: Marshall Eubanks
> Cc: 81attendees@ietf.org
> Subject: Re: [81attendees] By rail to Canada
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> >>>>> "Marshall" == Marshall Eubanks <marshall.eubanks@gmail.com>
> writes:
>     Marshall> Has anyone figured out any way of going from the US East
>     Marshall> Coast to Quebec City by rail that doesn't involve
> spending
>     Marshall> the night in either Toronto or Montreal ?
> 
> As John says, you can't do it by rail.
> The trip from NYC is very nice, but it is always late.   There are
> regular departures of Orleans Express (bus) from Montreal to Quebec
> city.  So, you could arrive by 3am if you wanted to.
> 
> Travelling from Boston, you can take the overnight Acela to NYC and
> transfer, but now you are looking at 40 hours of travel.  From Boston
> you could probably ride a horse to Quebec city in 40 hours :-)

[[CV]] 
Horses don't do well on paved road.  But according to google maps
the bicycle ride is 385 miles and 36 hours so if you are in real
good shape you could easily beat the train.  Someone in good shape
can average over 20 mph in shorter rides (like 100 miles).  This
could be 16-20 hours for a serious racer.

Sad that a bicycle can beat the trains between major cities almost
400 miles apart.

Curtis

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