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LSU fans, Amtrek to Tuscaloosa
Posted on 10/26/15 at 10:37 pm
Posted on 10/26/15 at 10:37 pm
No crap talk here, just curious about this. Plenty of days to talk smack later.
I love to travel & have taken this train the opposite way a couple times.
The train leaves early from Nola & reaches Ttown around 11 on Saturday morning. That's game day & all is good. Party on. But what in the world do you guys do for sleep? At the station? That makes sense; or find a coed, might work just fine. I know Ttown has 2 night reserves & the return train doesn't leave Ttown for Nola until around 2-2:30 on Sunday afternoon. How do you kill time, & do any LSU sponsors cater food, blankets, mouthwash, or anything at the station. ? Just curious.
From Bama way, it's easier to go to Nola on Amtrek, party all night, cause the trip back is at 7am, it's like a "red eye" flight just $30 each way. Given that timeline & Nola being exponentially full of more things to get into than Ttown early on a Sunday. Anyhow, my sick little boy has me awake & curious.
I love to travel & have taken this train the opposite way a couple times.
The train leaves early from Nola & reaches Ttown around 11 on Saturday morning. That's game day & all is good. Party on. But what in the world do you guys do for sleep? At the station? That makes sense; or find a coed, might work just fine. I know Ttown has 2 night reserves & the return train doesn't leave Ttown for Nola until around 2-2:30 on Sunday afternoon. How do you kill time, & do any LSU sponsors cater food, blankets, mouthwash, or anything at the station. ? Just curious.
From Bama way, it's easier to go to Nola on Amtrek, party all night, cause the trip back is at 7am, it's like a "red eye" flight just $30 each way. Given that timeline & Nola being exponentially full of more things to get into than Ttown early on a Sunday. Anyhow, my sick little boy has me awake & curious.
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Posted on 10/26/15 at 10:38 pm to CarpeTide
How long of a ride?
Posted on 10/26/15 at 10:38 pm to CarpeTide
Amtrek does not exist
Posted on 10/26/15 at 10:39 pm to CarpeTide
I'd imagine you'd still want to get a hotel room. will just save you from having to drive. it is an 6.25 hour trip according to google.
ETA: Changed length of trip because apparently IDNRC
ETA: Changed length of trip because apparently IDNRC
This post was edited on 10/26/15 at 10:41 pm
Posted on 10/26/15 at 10:39 pm to CarpeTide
T-Town to Nola (or vice-versa) seems like it would be a fun little train ride, if you enjoy train rides. 
ETA for clarification: Long enough to get the experience of riding a train, not so long that it gets fricking tiresome.
ETA for clarification: Long enough to get the experience of riding a train, not so long that it gets fricking tiresome.
This post was edited on 10/26/15 at 10:42 pm
Posted on 10/26/15 at 10:41 pm to CarpeTide
I'm interested in this.
Give me more info.
Give me more info.
Posted on 10/26/15 at 10:42 pm to cyde
Does it cross the same spot where that bad accident with tug boat occurred? If so no way
This post was edited on 10/26/15 at 10:43 pm
Posted on 10/26/15 at 10:43 pm to rantfan
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Does it cross the same spot where that bad accident with tug boat occurred? If so no way
Good question. All the times I've visited Louisiana, I've driven.
ETA: I don't think so. According to the wiki page, the accident in '93 happened between Mobile and Nola and was due to a barge colliding with the bridge and displacing it slightly.
This post was edited on 10/26/15 at 10:49 pm
Posted on 10/26/15 at 10:44 pm to SouthlakeTiger
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How long of a ride?
I think it's like 7 hours
Posted on 10/26/15 at 10:46 pm to BayouBengals03
Posted on 10/26/15 at 11:01 pm to yellowhammer2098
lol thanks
Posted on 10/26/15 at 11:08 pm to CarpeTide
I'm getting a RV with my bud and we're going up Friday.
Posted on 10/26/15 at 11:16 pm to CarpeTide
My friend and a large group used to take Amtrak to Tuscaloosa for the game. They would leave on Friday morning and return to Nola on Sunday. They booked a large passenger van and hotel rooms 6 months in advance.
Posted on 10/27/15 at 12:02 am to CarpeTide
Posted on 10/27/15 at 12:35 am to BradPitt
Condon takes the train, I'm on a bus.
Posted on 10/27/15 at 12:59 am to BradPitt
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LSU Fans Arrive In T-Town via Amtrek
Greatest. Video. Ever.
Just watching that makes me never want to root for LSU again
Posted on 10/27/15 at 1:12 am to Old Money
Watching this video makes me want to be an LSU fan. Posted on 10/27/15 at 6:02 am to BradPitt
Couldn't answer those questions, we are flying in around 9 and leaving right after the game.
Posted on 10/27/15 at 6:09 am to BradPitt
my god...
Posted on 10/27/15 at 6:24 am to cyde
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due to a barge colliding with the bridge and displacing it slightly.
Yup. It was very foggy and the captain turned off into some bayou thinking he was still on the main river when the accident happened.
There's a pretty good forensic files on that incident.
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