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Most commuters would not be travelling all the way to or from Hyannis. 1:28 between BOS and Buzzard's Bay (mainland side of the canal) would be a long commute but competitive with driving. (Ever been stuck on Route 3?) 5 minutes more to Bourne on the other side of the bridge. The ROW exists...

Lots of really stupid and uninformed comments. For example, one person says third rail systems need to be fenced in or underground (I think they mean in tunnels) and second person replies that he takes Amtrak all the time and doesn't see any fences. What??? 1) Amtrak doesn't use third rail...

The fog. the general blurriness, the intense green and the closeness of the houses in the village make it look like someone's really really good model train layout!

No one seems to have mentioned that 65/66/67 can't carry checked bags to Boston because it doesn't go to Boston! Not this summer, anyway. Amtrak (and Metro North, the commuter rail that owns the NEC tracks north of NYC through Long Island and Westchester county into Connecticut) is rebuilding...

Brunswick ME is the end of the line for the Downeaster, so the original poster's worry about have to hoof it to get his bike off shouldn't be an issue. They won't reverse the train or pull it off to a storage track while there are still passengers aboard, so if you have to fuss with your bike...

That sounds weird. Every time I've taken the LSL east-bound, the train pulled into Albany, everyone destined for Albany or elsewhere who wanted to get off did so, then they closed the doors and split the train. The Boston section pulled forward, then backed into a different track (on the other...

One of the benefits of the new Charger locomotives (they claim) is much less pollution. Less particulates and less noxious gases in the exhaust. I wonder if this makes a noticeable difference to passengers?

The roomette itself is very small, with little room for storing luggage, but there is a very large luggage rack across from the bottom of the stairs, where you can put your large bags. I usually leave my large bags there, and only take a small bag or knapsack, containing necessities and a...

It's part of the 5-year Hell Gate infrastructure project. The 1st phase will take one track (or one section of track) out of service between NYP and New Rochelle from March to Sept this year. I think a good guess is they will do the same thing for the other track next year. If they need to...

Maybe these were passengers from the previous day's train which was cancelled due to a freight derailment? Amtrak may have offered them a choice of coach seats on the next SWC or some sort of refund or payment towards alternate transportation, and these folks chose the train.

Not to mention the DART that crashed six months ago (into the asteroid Didymos, 11 million miles away!) ;)

The second quote is from the conclusion of the link in the first quote. That's the Big Dig debt the T was saddled with. The politicians arguing for this claimed it was debt incurred to improve public transportation, but it was a REQUIREMENT, imposed as a settlement to the suit by the...

"... arrive in Harrisburg with a connection in NY late at night..." I think Sidney is recommending taking the LSL to NYP and connecting to a train to Harrisburg there. 48 arrives in NYP at 6:42 PM (an hour later today due to DST change!) and there is an 8:30 PM Keystone train which arrives in...

Just to avoid future confusion, RTE is in Westwood, not Weston. (Weston is also on Rt 128, at the interchange with the Mass Pike, aka the I-90/I-95 interchange.) I took the NEC from BOS to NYP to catch the Crescent to Atlanta in Oct 2019 and back. This was shortly before the new Moynihan...

I guess you are referring to The Amtrak "packing your luggage" page. I normally carry one or two LL Bean rolling duffle bags which are made of woven nylon and have zippers and it has never been a problem. I see lots of similar bags on the trains, and don't remember ever seeing anything that...

I haven't tried to sleep in coach very often on a train, but have tried (and failed) many times on buses and planes. The Amtrak LD coach seats are much larger and more comfortable with more leg room than any bus or plane seat, except maybe First Class on some airlines. Still, I've never...

Coach passengers aren't allowed to use the sleeper showers on the train, nor the showers in the Metro Lounge in Chicago, but I think they can buy a day pass to the Metro Lounge. Does anyone know, if they do so, are they entitled to use the shower? For people wondering how this works, there are...

The proposal is to split the various components off the MBTA into various new authorities. The T would keep subways and buses (and presumably, the Ride, special transit for disabled people.) The commuter rail and the ferries would each be under other, separate administration. I'm not sure...

I don't know the answer if you can get dinner when you board the TE in STL or not, but I think you misunderstood Mr. Zimmerman. "Last call" means they ask if you want dinner as you board or when they give the little orientation talk if you are in a sleeper. You have to say "yes" right away and...

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport is just across the river in Kentucky but is only 16 minutes from downtown Cincy. No more distant than most city airports. If you fly to Cincinnati, that's the airport your plane goes to.