mcget
February 21st, 2014, 10:49 AM
Idea for a field trip:
"Pen Central" to the Baltimore Pen Show via Amtrak on Sat., Mar. 1.
The Baltimore Pen Show is coming up on Mar 1-2.
Anyone going from Philadelphia (or points north, as Train #131 goes from Boston to DC)
Train # 131 lvs Phila. 8:13--arrives BWI 9:43 --
Price is $46 (about 1/2 a good pen!)
There's a shuttle (and a bus route) to the hotel right from BWI. If anyone's interested, suggest pen people could meet in the cafe car to chat pens, and hand-write some letters on the train--if the cafe's full--then in the car right next to it.
A good return trip would be :
Train #146 at 4:52 or #192 at 5:47 either time is $46.
(on the way back could review the show and/or show off any acquisitions....)
Not the cheapest of days, but could be fun to do some writing and chatting on the train, esp. if we manage to snag a table or two in the cafe car, or a group of seats in the car next to it.
Email mcget@aol.com if this "field trip" idea is interesting.
-- Mike McGettigan.
(day job: proprietor of Trophy Bikes in Northern Liberties, but spending time in the "analog" writing worlds of fountain pens and manual typewriting as well )
PS: While there are OK snacks in Amtrak's cafe cars, strongly recommend bringing a little thermos (can get decent coffee at Bucks Cty. in 30th St. Station) if you are even a little bit particular about how your coffee tastes--Amtrak could have inspired Winston Churchill's famous plea: "If this is tea, bring me coffee, and if this is coffee, please bring me tea."
"Pen Central" to the Baltimore Pen Show via Amtrak on Sat., Mar. 1.
The Baltimore Pen Show is coming up on Mar 1-2.
Anyone going from Philadelphia (or points north, as Train #131 goes from Boston to DC)
Train # 131 lvs Phila. 8:13--arrives BWI 9:43 --
Price is $46 (about 1/2 a good pen!)
There's a shuttle (and a bus route) to the hotel right from BWI. If anyone's interested, suggest pen people could meet in the cafe car to chat pens, and hand-write some letters on the train--if the cafe's full--then in the car right next to it.
A good return trip would be :
Train #146 at 4:52 or #192 at 5:47 either time is $46.
(on the way back could review the show and/or show off any acquisitions....)
Not the cheapest of days, but could be fun to do some writing and chatting on the train, esp. if we manage to snag a table or two in the cafe car, or a group of seats in the car next to it.
Email mcget@aol.com if this "field trip" idea is interesting.
-- Mike McGettigan.
(day job: proprietor of Trophy Bikes in Northern Liberties, but spending time in the "analog" writing worlds of fountain pens and manual typewriting as well )
PS: While there are OK snacks in Amtrak's cafe cars, strongly recommend bringing a little thermos (can get decent coffee at Bucks Cty. in 30th St. Station) if you are even a little bit particular about how your coffee tastes--Amtrak could have inspired Winston Churchill's famous plea: "If this is tea, bring me coffee, and if this is coffee, please bring me tea."