DC & Nine States

When it comes to traveling, I have become more and more adventuresome in alternate modes of transportation. Over the summer, I rollerbladed to work. In Japan, I rode the Shinkansen from Tokyo to Hiroshima and several points in between. In September, I took Megabus out to Minneapolis, MN. And this past Thursday, I hopped on Amtrak bound for Philadelphia.

Amtrak offers two routes connecting Philadelphia and Chicago, the short route and the long route. I chose the long route. The only advantage of taking the long route opposed to the short route is that no transfers are necessary. Although transfers are not the greatest evil of train travel, it negates from the sense of progress felt when the train is moving and uproots you from a comfortable seat.

So, over the course of 27 hours, I traveled through DC and other nine states: Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. It was a definitely a long ride, but the sights along the way was worth the time investment.