Re:Will it make money? (Score 2)

Anyone travel in the Northeast often? Any opinions on what the best way to go would be?

I have gone Boston -> New York -> Boston several times, by train, plane, automobile, and bus. The train is infinitely more convenient, as the stations are in Boston and New York, not on the outskirts, as with planes. (La Guardia, JFK, and Logan airports are about 45 minutes outside their respective cities, to over-simplify.) The total travel time with the older, slower train service was about an hour slower than the plane. The newer service should eliminate most of that difference.

Air travel between Boston and New York is actually car/bus/subway travel, possibly with transfers between bus and/or subway lines, then schlep your bags through the terminal and security checkpoints to the gate, then plane travel, then again with the car, bus, or subway. Train travel between the two locations is only train travel and perhaps a subway: one mode of transit, only one transfer. At least, that's the way it was for me because I lived close to the Boston station, while New York's Penn Station is well-connected to subway lines.

The bus is slow and uncomfortable, and driving is similarly less than thrilling. On the train, there's room to spread out and you can go for a walk, while bus, car, and plane travel is more confining. All things considered, the train is my preferred mode of transit for Boston New York.