If you have to ask...just kidding. 30k for the train car for that trip. That included the staff and tip as well. This particular car is for sale for about $300,000 right now.
Cameron On Wed, Feb 5, 2020 at 12:33 PM <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > What does something like that cost? > > *From:* Cameron Crum > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 5, 2020 11:08 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* [AFMUG] OT: Superbowl Experience > > OK, so this is more bragging than anything, but I got to go to the > Superbowl but in a very unlikely fashion. Every year for about the last 15 > years, my brother and a few of his friends, pick a starting city, rent a > private train car and ride it for 2-3 days to go to the superbowl. Usually > it starts in either NYC or Chicago but one year they started in New Orleans > at a very early mardi gras. Anyway, these are 1940's or 50s fully restored > art deco type trains that come with a porter, a chef, and sleep 12 (6 > compartments, 1 being for the staff). Every sleeping compartment has a set > of bunk beds and a bathroom in it. There is also a common shower and > another common bathroom. The chef prepares 3 meals a day and the car is > adequately stocked with just about all the liquor, wine, or beer you could > want. They typically spend the time playing poker and just having fun. > Well, last Wednesday, my brother called me and said, "get on a plane to > NYC, you are riding the train!" One of the guys mothers had some kind of > medical emergency and had to be rushed to the hospital, so he couldn't go. > Needless to say it was pretty epic. The trip also included a VIP ticket to > the Maxim party on Saturday in Miami, and we had to find our own superbowl > tickets. My brother gifted me a ticket as a birthday present on Sunday > morning despite me telling him I was cool watching the game from one of the > many bars in South Beach having parties...pretty damn nice gift given the > cost of those things. Anyway, it was pretty cool, not something I would > ever choose to do on my own, but a once in a lifetime experience to see the > whole thing and ride the train to get there. I probably have the coolest > brother on the planet as well. Here's a few pics from the train. > > ------------------------------ > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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