Results tagged “acela”

• Sewage, potholes and flooding remain in the streets as the rain finally stopped. [Boston Globe]

• The wettest month ever forced the Rhode Island Mall in Warwick to close after 2 to 3 feet of water flooded the mall. [WCVB]

• Submerged tracks forced Amtrak to cancel Acela service. [ABC News]

Know how it can cost like $200 to take Amtrak's Acela to New York? Know how that's crazy expensive, way costlier than flying? Well, apparently Amtrak got the memo, or noticed that nobody has $200 to go to New York in this economy, because it's lowered one-way (!) Acela fares from Boston to NYC to a mere $79 (though most fares were $89 when we tried to book a trip for this weekend, with a few $62 return trip options). Still doesn't beat the Fung Wah, but it's a slight improvement. more ›