Earlier this month I took my first trip to New York City. To make the adventure more exciting we traveled by train. As we boarded in Boston I was reminded of so many old movies I had seen of train station settings in Europe and felt as though I was joining an old tradition - train travel. I had never been on a train trip before either. The service was quite classy, red caps and all. I felt privileged and spoiled. The train was the Amtrak Acela when can run at 150 miles an hour and the accommodations were very nice - plush.