Ive never been on a train and Im going to NYC and I live like 12 hours away, so how is a train ride? -

I m a little concerned cos I have never ridden on a train before so is it safe? I don t mean like will we get there in one piece...I m embarrassed to ask this...but would there be a chance I d get mugged or raped or murdered on there? I keep hearing horror stories from my family telling me it is so dangerous and I shouldn t go! I m in my early 20 s and I ve never traveled alone. Do you think I ll be safe? Thanks in advance for the answer(s) and for hopefully try to ease my mind. I m live in a really small town so I don t know how much of the danger stories I heard are true and false. Thanks!!

that s none sense. My roommate rode the train from Chicago to NYC, and he was still one piece when he got to NYC, but someone got arrested in his train because of a stolen purse. You re just worrying way too much, just relax, everything is going to be fine. But when you re in the NYC, avoid taking the subway after midnight. There are some crazy fools after midnight.

I ve never heard a horror story. I took a train from IL to FL and was fine. Its long and there isn t much to do. But take a book with you and you ll be fine. If your that worried about getting into trouble take some pepper spray. They sell small ones for your key chain and it can make you feel so much better about being on your own.

My friend, inter-city train travel is one of the safest form of transport in the nation. I ve travel on Amtrak when I was a teen (on school outing) and I never had a problem. I would recommend taking the train over the plane any day.Good luck

Your 12-hour Amtrak ride is likely to be very safe, but inner-city subways are slightly dangerous.

its pretty boring,at the beginning u might enjoy the view,but then you will get so bored.make sure u take a book or a magazine with u.