ericr
Train Attendant
I haven't gone on any excursion this years, so I'm in for this one.
Are we up to 60 for the private car, yet?
Are we up to 60 for the private car, yet?
This is like the old joke about a Hollywood Funeral: "Give 'em what they want and people will turn out!" Hope the AUers getting to go on this great trip wont need the services of our resident attorney who will be on the trip! :giggle:Already??
Might want to try again. I just tried the reservation system and it shows seats are available. Perhaps there was a short term glitch in the reservation system.Train is SOLD OUT!
I'll try to film the whole thing. If I do I'll put it on Youtube with the title "Foamers Gone Wild"! :lol:If the train does sell out, I'm trying to picture the scene at 30th Street with over 600 crazed railfans lined up to get the 300 or so window seats. When the gate opens, it could be like Walmart on Black Friday. This could be epic.
It depends, in part, on the track used at PHL. IIRC, the Club Acela elevators cannot access tracks 1, 2, 9 or 10. If the train is sent out from any of those tracks (which is possible for a special), then the answer is no. Otherwise, the answer is a firm "probably."I logged on at 4:55pm today, got me a ticky! YMMV? Could it possibly be that they actually added caches, and released X of more tix? That would be acting like a real railroad.
Wonder if CA in Philly will pre-board a special? Alan? JIS?
Anderson, are you going up Fri? PM me on your travel plans. Davey Crocket, u shud go stowaway!
Wow.....sold out so fast? Perhaps if demand is that strong, they will run a second section, or at least run another train on that Sunday?I logged on at 4:55pm today, got me a ticky! YMMV? Could it possibly be that they actually added caches, and released X of more tix? That would be acting like a real railroad.
I would prefer it if they brought any Amfleet that was still out West (California or Chicago), 'home' to the NEC, and kept or send Horizon cars out that way......If all the single level trains out West were converted to double deck, then in that case, okay, bring 'em East.....I suspect Amtrak is taking the opportunity to do something of a "Horizons on the East Coast" passenger-reaction test while they're doing this. Most informed speculation regarding fleet allocation has pointed to most of the Horizon fleet being unnecessary and unwanted in the Midwest starting in 2016 or so, and the logical place to move them is the east coast.
California seems intent on making all their trains double-deck. Washington and Oregon have spare Talgos at this point. Michigan and Missouri have ordered enough bilevels to make all their trains double-deck. Illinois has ordered enough bilevels to make all its existing trains double-deck, though people seem unsure about the two new Illinois routes (Quad Cities and Davenport). The Hoosier State is probably going away. So once the new bilevels show up, the Hiawatha is likely to be the only corridor route operated with Amtrak's single-level equipment out of Chicago.I would prefer it if they brought any Amfleet that was still out West (California or Chicago), 'home' to the NEC, and kept or send Horizon cars out that way......If all the single level trains out West were converted to double deck, then in that case, okay, bring 'em East.....I suspect Amtrak is taking the opportunity to do something of a "Horizons on the East Coast" passenger-reaction test while they're doing this. Most informed speculation regarding fleet allocation has pointed to most of the Horizon fleet being unnecessary and unwanted in the Midwest starting in 2016 or so, and the logical place to move them is the east coast.
Come on AU ers, lets try to fill up a car :giggle:BTW, for those who care..... AXP is open and available this morning (8/28/13)
Just tried again - sold out.BTW, for those who care..... AXP is open and available this morning (8/28/13)
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