Somehow Alp talked me into taking the train to Chicago. I’m going to leave from New London and meet him in NYC at Penn Station for the 19 hour trip on Amtrak’s Lake Shore Limited.

(from Wikipedia: The Lake Shore Limited is jokingly referred to as the Late For Sure Limited, the Late Shore Limited, or “Train 48-Late” (riffing on its eastbound route number, “48”) among railfans, as the line frequently runs significantly behind schedule.)

We’ll see how things turn out, but I think this is going to be a one-time experiment.