Ride a Train #6

So I rode my train #6 actually after the 4th of July but you know sometimes it takes a while to blog about things.  I took the train from Indy to Chicago which is rather inexpensive it was all of $19 for a one-way which is much cheaper than gas in my SUV and it too me right smack into the middle of the city, sadly there wasn't a train home when I needed it though the options for trains are few and far between and if you need to get somewhere at a special time you'll likely need to take the bus instead.   Several things to note about train travel from Indy  - 

• It's not fast it took something like 6 hours to get from Indy to Chicago driving it would have been 3
• Citizens of Indy don't know how trains work - literally they didn't know they could get on the train
• Union Terminal in Indy is in such a sad state for somethign that used to be a transport hub it's kind of depressing
• Random homeless people my pass out cold and fall hard next to you in the terminal (you won't know what to do)
• Amtrak smells of disenfectant
• They provide plugs in the trains
• The "conductor" (or so I call him)  is very knowledgeable
• Dining cars are not always open - so I could not get a cocktail at 7am :(
• Seats are comfortable & recline and not many people ride so you can have two!  (Better than coach on a plane)

Overall though  my train ride was fun it was kind of relaxing to be on a roadtrip and be able to paint my nails, chat on the phone, and nap.  I think I might like to take another train sometime as well, when I have lots of extra time - but I want it to come with a hop off hop on pass so I can get off at random places.