WASHINGTON, DC — Here's some good news if you like going to New York but hate the hassle of flying or taking the bus there: a two-and-a-half-hour train ride will soon be possible thanks to new nonstop Acela service from Amtrak, according to a report.

The Washington Post reports that Amtrak will launch the new service as part of an effort to focus on its most profitable rail routes. The service will be limited to just one northbound and one southbound train per weekday, but they will be fast: the southbound train will leave New York's Pennsylvania Station at 6:35 a.m. and arrive at Union Station at 9:10 a.m., while the D.C.-to-NYC train will leave at 4:30 p.m. and arrive at 7:05 p.m. -- not bad for a route that would take someone in a car or bus at least four and a half hours in the best of traffic conditions.