Jacoby loves to ride the train. He’s been on the Commuter Rail a few times; we’ve gone to Mansfield and Providence for shows, and we’ve also met my husband in Natick for other trips. We also took a daytrip to Gloucester just for fun.
He doesn’t like to be in his carrier, though.
He wants to sit on a seat like everyone else.
And he does sit so nicely, too. Sometimes he looks out the window, and he’s always interested in the train’s stoppings and startings.
On the train home from Providence, we met the cutest little boy. He asked how old Jake was, and when I said he was almost three, the boy proudly told me he was four.
He meowed to Jake, and he also took his photo with his mom’s phone.
Of course, Jake posed for him! I told the little boy that I started taking photos when I was exactly his age, four years old, and I mostly took pictures of cats even then. And, I continued, I still take lots of photos, so he was starting on a long and happy hobby. I thought it was cool he wanted to take pictures of Jake. They weren’t bad, either. Kid’s got a good eye.
I think it’s awesome that the MBTA allows pets on the trains, both the T and the Commuter Rail. It makes life so much easier. I wish Amtrak would allow pets, too. I would probably take it a lot more often if they did, since taking trains with a cat is so much easier than flying these days.
And Jake really does enjoy it.
He is truly the King of the Rails!
I so very much enjoy reading all of your aby postings. I wish my cats traveled as well as Jake does!