Buses and Peace Trains

Posted: 9 April 2010

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Buses/Trains. Please check back regularly as many organizations have yet to register their buses/trains.

CONNECTICUT

New Haven
Departure Location of Train: Union Station
Departure Time: 10:55 AM
Departure Time from NYC: 6:07 PM
Contact Info: Greater New Haven Peace Council, www.stepfour.com/peacetrain

DELAWARE

Please see this page.

MASSACHUSETTS

Amherst
Departure Location of bus: Amherst Town Common
Departure Time: 8:00 AM
Departure Time from NYC: 6:00 PM
Contact Info:
American Friends Service Committee Western Massachusetts Office, jnapolitano@afsc.org,  413-584-8975

Cambridge
Departure Location of bus: Alewife T Station, Fresh Pond Parkway
Departure Time: 8:00 AM Sharp. Please arrive at 7:30 AM
Departure Time from NYC: 5:30 PM
Contact Info: ujpcoalition@gmail.com, 617-354-2169
Tickets available on-line at http://justicewithpeace.org/nfw-reserve

MICHIGAN

Detroit Area
Departure Location of bus: Our Lady of Fatima Church, College Rd & 9 1/2 Mile Rd., Oak Park, MI
Departure Time: 8:00 PM, Saturday, May 1
Departure Time from NYC: 7:00 PM, May 2
Bus sponsored by Detroit Area Network for Peace and Justice
Contact Info:Sigrid Dale 586-751-1199, Peace Action of MI 248-548-3920
Tickets are $70 for adults, $40 for students. Scholarships available.

NEW YORK

Albany
Departure Location of bus: East Garage (located at Eagle/Madison Streets)
Departure Time: Arrive at 9:00 AM
Return Time from NYC: 6:00 PM

Info:  Seats are $35 each.  Scholarships Available.
Mail checks to: Upper Hudson Peace Action 33 Central Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Reserve your seat to TODAY: 518-595-9324 getonthebus@peaceact.net
Deadline to register: April 17

Long Island
Stony Brook – 10:17 am ( North Country Peace Group 631-875-8647  ncpeaceg@gmail.com)
Huntington – 11:03 am (contact: Charlotte 631-261-8590 / ajustpeace@optonline.net)
Patchogue – 10:27 am (contact: Michelle 631-286-1803 / michellesantantonio@yahoo.com)
Ronkonkoma – 10:40 am (contact: Karen 631-875-8647 / rksrc2001@yahoo.com)

Long Island Peace Trains meeting at LIRR/Penn Station waiting room.
Leave Penn Station at 12:45 for walk to assembly area (7th Ave. & South of 41st St.)
Take the first car of your local train in order to arrive at noon.  Most cars will have a captain; banners will be abundant.

Westchester County, NY
Meet at Grand Central Main Lobby at 1:50
(or assemble at 38th Street & 7th Ave at rally)
Check with Metro North for schedule & service
updates 1-800-METRO-INFO
Web: www.mta.nyc.ny.us/mnr/
No War Westchester – (914) 830 0639 / www.NoWarWestchester.org / email: NoWarWestchester@gmail.com

WISCONSIN

Glendale
Departure Location of bus: North Shore Park and Ride Lot (I-43 and Silver Spring Dr.) (Will also make a stop in the Chicago area)
Departure Time: May 1, 5:00 PM
Return Time from NYC: May 2 10:00 PM
Contact Info: lizk@peaceactionwi.org

VERMONT Bus Stop Locations and Times

  • Burlington Pick up May 1, 11:55PM; Drop off May 3, 3:30AM
    • Parking Lot across from General Dynamics on Lakeside Ave. Park in the back left corner.
    • Directions: Lakeside is exactly one mile from Main St along Pine St. There is a traffic light at Pine & Lakeside. Cumberland Farms is on the corner. Turn onto Lakeside Ave and the Parking Lot is on your left (after Cumberland Farms and Cassella Waste).
  • Montpelier Pick up May 2, 1:00AM; Drop off May 3, 2:30AM
    • Really the Berlin Park & Ride. Exit 7 off 89. That puts you on Rt 62. Go to the traffic light (approx ¼ mile) and turn left onto Paine Turnpike and left into the Park & Ride. It is on the corner of 62 and Paine.
  • White River Jct.  Pick up May 2, 2:10 AM; Drop off May 3, 1:20AM
    • Rt. 5 (North Main St) to Sykes Mountain Ave.. Sykes Mountain Ave. runs between the MacDonald’s and the Vermont Transit Bus Station. Go down Sykes to the 4th right turn, “Holiday Drive” (about 2/10ths of a mile). Holiday runs between the WRJ Post Office and the Mascoma Bank.  At this turn is a yellow sign that says “China Lite.”Travel down Holiday Drive for another 2/10ths of a mile to the 4th
      little rise to a big parking lot.  Park there.

      The bus can turn around in the space at the bottom of the little rise.  Or go
      further down Holiday Drive toward the Regency Inn and the China Lite Restaurant
      to turn.  We usually get picked up by the bus near the dark red “Gilman” sign. driveway/street opening on the left marked by a dark red sign “The Gilman Office Center,” a sign that has a second, white sign hanging off of it saying “Vermont State Offices.”  Take that 4th left and go up the

  • Brattleboro   Pick up May 2, 3:30 AM; Drop off May 2, 11:55 PM
    • There is an extra dirt parking lot behind Burger King (exit 1).
  • New York Drop off  May 2, 8:00 AM; Pick up May 2, 7:30 PM
  • Drop off location: East side of Sixth Ave. between 38th and 40th St.

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