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From: goutal@parrot.DEC
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Subject: Cape Cod
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Date: Sat, 18-May-85 19:39:50 EDT
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I don't have details at hand,
but the general idea is that they start from Buzzards Bay (on the canal)
in the early morning and make a commuter run up to Braintree,
where commuters can connect with the Red Line ('subway') to get to work.
The train is then in place to take excursionists to the Cape faraday.
When the train returns to Braintree in the late afternoon,
it is then ready to take the commuters home again.
Unfortunately, home base is not down in Hyannis or Falmouth,
so commuting from on-Cape could be a hassle,
though I've known people to do the same routine 
with a *bus* (ugh!) from the canal.

As for egg knishning, you *can* open the windows,
contrary to common practise on most trains today,
and the result is rather fun.
I suppose they'll put a stop to that as soon as some jerk falls out
or some other jerk throws a rock at the wealthy excursionists,
but for the nonce it's rather exhilarating.

-- Kenn	Goutal		...decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-parrot!goutal