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I really don’t think the Milwaukee predicament is much of an issue. It’s almost impossible to totally fill a train the whole length of the route. If it becomes concerning to the states involved, they will employ the same sort of fare management that Amtrak employs for the LD trains that sell...

It seems the long distance connections for the Borealis are to the CONO in both directions and the westbound Capitol Limited. We’ll see how that holds up. The connection from the Borealis to the CONO is a mere 51 minutes, tight even by NEC standards.

https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101905729/in-transit-amtraks-future-in-california An interesting local podcast on the problems surrounding ridership and ways to increase it. I don’t fully endorse everything in it, but it is interesting nonetheless

No, there was at one point service from Louisville to Florida, which caused the failure of the private AutoTrain. I think the service is only really economically viable on 16-20 hour runs over flat country. Mountains really dampen the schedules of mixed trains more than regular passenger...

Mea culpa. 96% is correct. Good catch. YTD Total seat miles 2024: Star 132.4, Meteor 122.9. 2019 was the apex of the Anderson anti-accountability age.

With the understanding that tomorrow is Mother’s Day and volume will be higher than typical, 507 and 518 each are showing nearly sold out (less than 4 tickets available) for tomorrow, this after the addition of coaches and round trips in the last year. The route is becoming remarkably popular

The March Monthly Performance Report is out. Again these are monthly, not YTD figures. The following four routes are between 95%-100% of March 2019 ridership (Note this month begins comparison with 2019 figures to better follow the twelve months pre-COVID). Six routes are between 95 and 100%...

https://www.news10.com/news/local-news/upcoming-closure-to-amtrak-adirondack-line/ Local media confirming the aforementioned outage. No technical details provided

We have on pretty reliable authority that there are ample Horizon coaches and more coming https://railfan.com/in-effort-to-resolve-equipment-shortages-amtrak-to-rebuild-63-cars/ With an estimated ridership of 170/train a two coach train would sell out many days in a month. It would also be...

That’s a huge deal given March is not typically a high point in the ridership year. It suggests plenty of room to run.

If you put the quarter billion wasted on the Key and the $180,000,000 here together (Only about $50,000,000 was wasted… ONLY!), plus interest, you get most of Silverliner VI done.

@Acela150, Once upon a time I would have said that’s a horribly cynical take, but then I started riding SEPTA. I say thank goodness, it was a stupid idea to run double decker locomotive hauled trained on the densest commuter rail system in the nation. It would have adversely affected schedules...

It’ll only happen if people stop paying

I think both of these premises re COVID may be true. Amtrak’s inventories are so small, only a small handful of people, who would likely be “more established” would need to remain concerned to keep demand tight and prices high. On the other hand, there are more reports of people picking up great...

Yes, the troopers would. However that segment of 95 is a death trap and currently a major work zone. There really isn’t space for safe enforcement actions. The troopers also have no real desire to patrol that piece of the world. The city dumped it on them in the 1990’s when the Highway Patrol...

In short: No, I’d love if someone had an evidence based theory. I suspect at this point it has more to do with the economy/work trends and safety of the Bay Area. It has been just about worst in nation for over a year with no real improvement.

Nothing says commitment like a car and a half of platform in an extant parking lot.

That is correct. The routing would be very circuitous, but, because Lansdale to Doylestown is a branch, it is rather circuitous, does not offer close to a competitive travel time. I think it would be better for service, including to the Lehigh Valley, if Lansdale were established as a transfer...

The February Monthly Performance Report is out. Again these are monthly, not YTD figures. The following four routes are between 95%-100% of February FY 2020 ridership: Downeaster 98% (42,000) In line with previous months Silver Meteor 98% (20,800) Reclaiming a place California Zephyr 95%...

So in reading the report, I think it got a few things right, and a few things wrong. I think that it is correct in asserting New York would be in one sense easier. Personally, I think the High Bridge alternative better. I think it would be better to run New York to Harrisburg, as that would take...