Visiting Belmont - Need help

philcski · #1 06-02-2011, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by cal828

Can you get to Belmont from Grand Central or do you have to go to Penn Station? Stayed in a small, but nice hotel called the Affinity 50 which is fairly close to Grand Central last time I was in NYC.

No. But what you can do, to avoid backtracking, is taking the 7 train from GCT to Woodside-61st St and switch to LIRR there.

trackrat59 · #2 06-02-2011, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by philcski

No. But what you can do, to avoid backtracking, is taking the 7 train from GCT to Woodside-61st St and switch to LIRR there.

Clear as mud.

Attempting to follow these directions should put me in Connecticut sometime around the 5th race.

I've been planning to go to Belmont on a Saturday over the next few weeks. I will be coming up by train from Maryland. Once I get to Grand Central Station or Penn Station, have to find out which, where do I go from there?

Thanks

pointman · #3 06-02-2011, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by trackrat59

Clear as mud.

Attempting to follow these directions should put me in Connecticut sometime around the 5th race.

I've been planning to go to Belmont on a Saturday over the next few weeks. I will be coming up by train from Maryland. Once I get to Grand Central Station or Penn Station, have to find out which, where do I go from there?

Thanks

The trains only run from Penn Station in Manhattan. If you come in at Grand Central take a cab, subway, or bus to Penn Station. The trains are the Long Island Rail Road and they have schedules, but I believe they call it the Belmont Special so it is easy to find it on the board.

philcski · #4 06-02-2011, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by trackrat59

Clear as mud.

Attempting to follow these directions should put me in Connecticut sometime around the 5th race.

I've been planning to go to Belmont on a Saturday over the next few weeks. I will be coming up by train from Maryland. Once I get to Grand Central Station or Penn Station, have to find out which, where do I go from there?

Thanks

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Originally Posted by pointman

The trains only run from Penn Station in Manhattan. If you come in at Grand Central take a cab, subway, or bus to Penn Station. The trains are the Long Island Rail Road and they have schedules, but I believe they call it the Belmont Special so it is easy to find it on the board.

Amtrak from MD... so he'll come into Penn Station. Nice and easy. Disregard my information as it is for Grand Central people

Port Conway Lane · #5 06-02-2011, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by trackrat59

Clear as mud.

Attempting to follow these directions should put me in Connecticut sometime around the 5th race.

I've been planning to go to Belmont on a Saturday over the next few weeks. I will be coming up by train from Maryland. Once I get to Grand Central Station or Penn Station, have to find out which, where do I go from there?

Thanks

Greyhound has advance purchase round trip tickets from Baltimore to Port Authority Bus Terminal for 26 bucks. Departs at 7:36 am and arrives at 11:14.
You can't pay the tolls for that cost.

Storm Cadet · #6 06-03-2011, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by trackrat59

Clear as mud.

Attempting to follow these directions should put me in Connecticut sometime around the 5th race.

I've been planning to go to Belmont on a Saturday over the next few weeks. I will be coming up by train from Maryland. Once I get to Grand Central Station or Penn Station, have to find out which, where do I go from there?

Thanks

http://www.nyra.com/belmont/stories/Apr262011.shtml

slotdirt · #7 06-03-2011, 08:16 AM

Refresh my memory - can clubhouse patrons still bring their own refreshments and food into the track?

trackrat59 · #8 06-03-2011, 09:31 AM

Thanks everyone for the info. It's extremely helpful. Looking forward to my visit.

Storm Cadet · #9 06-03-2011, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by slotdirt

Refresh my memory - can clubhouse patrons still bring their own refreshments and food into the track?

FOOD YES- NO alcohol is permitted to be brought through the gates on Belmont day!

slotdirt · #10 06-03-2011, 09:46 AM

Right, that I know. I remember lugging in a couple giant bottles of water in 2008, but couldn't remember whether that was still allowed and can't get on belmontstakes.com from work.

alysheba4 · #11 06-03-2011, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Storm Cadet

FOOD YES- NO alcohol is permitted to be brought through the gates on Belmont day!

...when i went to the 04 belmont, i was blown away....guys were pulling their kids wagon stacked with cases of beer in by the padock entrance. it was a crazy scene.

philcski · #12 06-02-2011, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Cardus

Phil, you're outthinking the room here, unless Cal28 is intimate with the NYC subway system.

Just get to Penn Station and proceed.

I guess the good news is if you go the wrong way on the 7 train is you are only going two stops

Transportation efficiency is a nervous tick for me. I hate wasting time by taking the longer route.