Race up the NEC! Philly to Westwood, MA

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Acela150

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Sunday the 21st was a pretty busy day. Started off going to church and then headed to a pool party. After the pool party I along with my girlfriend headed to 30th Street to let me catch the train and when my train departed she would head off for Westwood, MA. Train 132 arrived about 10 minutes late and departed 15 minutes late. We sped along the NEC. Hitting about 115MPH at the maximum. I think things were slowly getting back to normal after the extreme heat. When the train arrived at Trenton we were quickly passed by train 2258. Which would arrive an hour or so before 132. After Trenton we sped towards Metropark. A quick glance at the Find my friends app on my iPhone showed I was taking a wide lead towards Westwood. At New York the train sat for about 20 minutes making up time. The Find my friends app showed my girlfriend around Trenton and myself at New York Penn. A wide lead! It was looking good for the train to win! After the departure of New York I joined the Sunday Chat and quickly was kicked off due to the internet. Joined in again just to find the internet being stubborn. So I kicked back watched a movie and enjoyed the ride. When the train approached Bridgeport I glanced at the FMF App she was a mere 4 miles away! After a long stop at New Haven we proceeded East. Quick stops all along the route. At KIN, (Dave's Home) TPS was on display! :p I also got a text message saying, I'm at Route 128! Then there's me a mere hour away. I ended up arriving about 30 minutes late. Which isn't too bad. If the train wouldn't have been 30 minutes late I would have been beat by 30 minutes. Oh well, it was fun and worth a try! During the chat Penny asked if we were on-time, At the time we were.. Then we ended up 30 Mins late. I'm pretty sure our Penny made arrangements for a wrong turn! :p
 
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