As Americans prepare to witness the total solar eclipse on April 8, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a warning that the event could impact air travel at airports located in the path of totality.
How To See The Total Solar Eclipse By Train: Your Ultimate Guide To Avoiding The Traffic Chaos
06.03.2024 - 20:25 / forbes.com
The total solar eclipse that will sweep across North America on Monday, April 8, is set to draw crowds from across the continent and beyond. The prize—darkness in the day and a view of the sun’s corona with your naked eyes—is everything, but it’s only open to those inside the 115-mile wide path of totality. You have to be in it to win it.
But with an event this big comes the inevitable traffic congestion—which could be a real headache for those trying to get to and from the path of totality. Another hurdle is that hotels are sold out or hard to come by—particularly on Sunday, April 7.
One solution that could solve both of those problems is taking the train. It can save money on hotels and eliminate the headache of navigating congested roads. Plus, with night trains, you can travel while you sleep and wake up inside the path of totality.
There are even options with Amtrak to travel between different early cities on eclipse day—alighting at whatever station is predicted to have clear skies.
Here are five ways to travel by train into the path of totality from Chicago, New York, St Louis, as well as a handy service between Cleveland and Buffalo within the path—but act fast if you want tickets:
Journey: Chicago Union Station-Carbondale, Illinois
It is possible to take a train on the 330 miles, five-and-a-half hours journey from Chicago to Carbondale, for a long totality (the college town’s second in less than seven years). You could even get to the Southern Illinois Crossroads Eclipse Festival, where NASA Edge will be broadcasting from. Not surprisingly, Amtrak tickets are sold out on Monday, April 8 for a day return, so you will need to snag somewhere to stay on Sunday.
However, you could spend Monday evening celebrating the eclipse in Carbondale, then head to the train station at 01:14 a.m. and go straight to work in Chicago on Tuesday. Another option is to alight at Centralia (totality for 2 minutes 46 seconds) or Du Quoin (3 minutes and 52 seconds).
Partial phases: 12:43-3.18 p.m. CDT
Totality: 1:59 CDT (4 minutes and 9 seconds)
Journey: New York Penn Station-Indianapolis, Indiana
This puts you on a train for 22 hours, but you will wake up in the path of totality, ready to explore one of the many eclipse events in the eclipse capital of the Midwest. The downside is that you’ll need to find somewhere to stay for Monday night before taking the train home just after midnight on Wednesday morning. That’s doable—there will almost certainly be hotel rooms available after the eclipse on Monday as people abandon hotel bookings and decide to brave the traffic.
Partial phases: 1:50 p.m.-4:35 p.m. EDT
Totality: 3:06 p.m. EDT (3 minutes and 45 seconds)
Journey: New York PennStation-Plattsburgh,
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