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Comment by alephnerd | Hacker News Reader

> NYC - Boston for like $15 one way

Bullshit.

I went to school in Boston. To get a one way like that I'd have to book weeks in advanced and it would be in the middle of the night.

I'm on the Amtrak website right now and if I book a one way trip from South Station (boston) to Penn Station (NYC) for today, it is $250 (tbf, it would be a last minute booking). If I book one for weeks in advance, it's still at $40-100.

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May 7, 7:50pm-12:15am

$20

    [X] Weeks in advance
    [ ] Middle of the night

Hmm, maybe it's middle age catching up with me, but a train pulling in South St at quarter after midnight feels like the middle of the night to me.

Why would I commute from NYC to Boston at 8pm on a Tuesday? The fact that this is one of the few counters you could find only proves my point.

Ride is already too long to use as a commute

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