planes, trains, and a Vermont adventure

Train:
pro:

• excessive leg room. As in my legs didn't touch the seat in front of me if I put my knees up
• No one asks me if I want a beverage every 20 minutes
• (could also be a con): no security lines. I could've packed 20 pounds of shampoo and no one would have been the wiser.
• more spacious bathroom facilities
• less likely to be sitting next to a screaming child with ear problems from the pressure changes
• access to a cell phone, and outlets to charge said phone or other electronic devices
• significantly cheaper
  

con:

• 13 hours, and I only took enough OTC drugs to sleep for about 4 of these.
• The last 4 hours I had to ride backwards because of the track changes. No good.
• More likely to be sitting next to a screaming child because they're stuck on a train for 6 hours and can see freedom just beyond the window.
• no window shades
• no safety information presented except to mind the gap
  

Plane:
pro:

• Only takes about 4 hours, including layover.
• Easier to sleep
• more acceptable to fear for your life due to the possibility of freak accidents.

con:

• Two small planes in a row. I could tell you the eye color of every passenger, aka TOO SMALL.
• 30,000 feet in the air, including a stint over a large body of water.
• Larger ratio of wasted time due to my freakish need to arrive at an airport no later than 2 hours before takeoff.

Jury is still out on which I'll choose next time...