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They could be put on a bus to make the connection...

At this time, it may be useful to have some images to help with the concept that trains can't get to sunnyside without being looped. While I know that the diagrams I am showing may not be up to date, the general layout hasn't changed, as far as I know, for many years. The first is the diagram of...

Not to mention that the servicing of the sets in NYC at sunnyside yard necessitates that the train take a loop to enter the yard or cross all inbound traffic also makes it hard to keep the first class car on a specific end of the train.

It could also be signs of mine sites that may have been there.

Since Amtrak manually enters all connections, there are times when the desired connection isn’t going to have been loaded. I would suggest calling the 1-800 number to ask if it can be added for you.

There were enough to fill in for a single set of talgo cars. There probably aren’t enough to add two round trips from Seattle to Portland for the holidays.

I may be biased here, having lived in the flathead valley before, but I would say that the shoulder season for tourists is a great time in the valley, as the locals are less stressed by visiting throngs at that time.

Do we know the spare count of superliners on the west coast?

I would say, and you might have thought this as well, that the actual percentage is closer to opposite direction.

Since two people will be traveling, there isn’t really any worry as to getting seated together, as far as I know. Other members of this forum may have more information than I would at this time. Have a great trip no matter which train you choose.

In this case, I would suggest train 66 in business class, as 166 arrives into Boston at 1:18 AM. I suggest business class as there is a better chance of getting a single seat (no person in the seat next to you) in that car for the overnight trip.

There’s a RFP out for replacement cars, isn’t there?

To be more specific, arrow, Amtrak’s ticketing system, doesn’t like having two trains with the same number scheduled to depart a single station in a single calendar day. This means that, since Arizona doesn’t observe daylight savings time, they need a solution for the spring time change only...

Aren’t the 772’s in the United fleet close to 20 years old?

If these are northbound trains, I would guess that Metro North May be the culprit, as lining them up for the slots across their territory may need a longer dwell time.

To have best chance of Glacier National Park scenery in daylight, I would suggest CZ out and EB back.

They had a few loaners while some of their locomotives and cars went to Colorado for testing.

Probably due to the H room still existing in the car.

14? I thought they had 10.

In this case, it is my understanding that the contract Amtrak has with CSX for the auto train includes a 50 car limit on the train length.