What is available in a Club Acela?
Jan 29, 2009, 12:35 pm
#1
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What is available in a Club Acela?
I started using the Union Station CA this week and, perhaps a little spoiled by the offerings at the CO PC, was a little disappointed in the offerings. I didn't expect a serviced bar and like the self serve fountain, but I was hoping for something more than packages of pretzels/goldfish/chips to snack on. Just something sweet to keep my blood sugar up at the end of a long day.
The place is clean, quiet, and relaxing, which is all I require, and I appreciate them staying open until 9:30, but I'm just wondering where the supposed pastries are.
The place is clean, quiet, and relaxing, which is all I require, and I appreciate them staying open until 9:30, but I'm just wondering where the supposed pastries are.
Jan 29, 2009, 4:09 pm
#2
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In the case of the Club Acela in DC's Union Station, the pastries are only out in the morning hours, and they're usually limited to muffins, danishes, etc.
-Rafi
-Rafi
Jan 30, 2009, 7:26 am
#4
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clean AND functioning. it really is a blessing. something with sugar - maybe shortbread cookies or the like - would just make it that much easier to get home without sleeping past my stop.
now, if i could only figure out why i waited so long to get away from the Penn Line Gate A herd
now, if i could only figure out why i waited so long to get away from the Penn Line Gate A herd
Jan 30, 2009, 2:15 pm
#5
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In the DC Union Station club they have a side door to the platform where they do a preboard for the acella a few minutes before they open the train to boarding. NYP does not have this, but should.
Jan 30, 2009, 5:04 pm
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Jan 31, 2009, 8:58 am
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personally I think the club in PHL has the best preboard option. There are a bank of elevators in the club that take pax directly to the platform.
Jan 31, 2009, 12:59 pm
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And to paraphrase George Carlin, what is the act of "pre-boarding"? Do you board before you board?
Jan 31, 2009, 8:18 pm
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Feb 2, 2009, 9:38 pm
#10
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Think the clubs had their own wifi connections, but were switching to tmobile.
Feb 3, 2009, 3:51 pm
#11
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I almost forgot about that thread, I haven't been at the PHL club in long time. Anyone know if he is still there?
Feb 4, 2009, 9:41 am
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I'm going to use it at the WAS ClubAcela next week, though I'm riding out on the Regional, not the Acela. Can I still preboard? My impression is the regional, and acela are not on the same level?
Feb 4, 2009, 9:47 am
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I've had mixed success pre-boarding regionals from ClubAcela - probably 75% of the time I am allowed to do so, and the remaining 25% of the time I'm told it's not possible. I usually just ask about it at the desk on the way in. It is a major benefit to be able to pre-board, in my opinion, as the lines at Union Station routinely stretch far down the concourse at busy times.