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[QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 1054553, member: 27"]
Assuming you are coming from Syracuse, here is some info for you...
 
The game has been scheduled for a noon kickoff.  The earliest train from Syracuse to West Point on gameday arrives at Croton-on-Harmon at 11:56 AM.  It is 14 miles from there to West Point; you have to get a cab and cross the Hudson too.  No way you will get there in time on that train.

There are several options to take a train on Friday, where you could arrive at Croton-Harmon anytime between 11:55 am and 8:55 pm.  If you want to go via train, that would be the way to go.

To get back to Syracuse, you could take the Lakeshore Limited Saturday night, which leaves Croton-Harmon at 4:26 pm and arrives in Syracuse at 9:41 pm.  Or stay in West Point or thereabouts 2 nights and leave on Sunday.

Cost round trip with the cheapest fare and no discounts would be $114.

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I think the train is a fun way to travel, especially if going with kids.  Love the way West Point looks as you pass it on the other side of the Hudson.  But it does take a long time and most of the train ride is kind of boring and dreary.

It is only 218 miles to West Point from Syracuse (via Route 17).  Google Maps says it should take 3 hours and 23 minutes.  The ride is an easy one and quite pretty.  Given the convenience, I would go that way.

Regardless, go to West Point and watch a game.  It is an amazing place to visit, the campus is gorgeous, the views of the river and surrounding countryside from Michie are awesome and the atmosphere and history are special.

I think every college football fan should make a stop there at some point in their life.
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