Emp Serv to GCT, LSL NYP Suspended, Other NYP Changes 2018

[jis]

Oh, and convert one of the Acela power cars to diesel so it can run through from Springfield, MA, all the way to Florida.

And rebuild Flagler's Key West connection and run it all the way to Key West and then on a ferry to Havana

 

[Eric S]

Oh, and convert one of the Acela power cars to diesel so it can run through from Springfield, MA, all the way to Florida.

And rebuild Flagler's Key West connection and run it all the way to Key West and then on a ferry to Havana

May as well extend it on the north end as well. Perhaps recreate the Gull and run it to Halifax?

 

[jis]

PRR60, I think this subthread needs to go to one of the Amtrak fantasy threads.

 

[cpotisch]

Could Amtrak possibly run an Empire Service GCT-ALB with a guaranteed connection to the LSL? So that if that train is late, the LSL would wait and passengers would always make the connection (and the same thing the other direction)?

 

[Ryan]

That wouldn’t work, transferring between trains in impossible.

(Serious answer, yes anything is possible. More likely that an existing scheduled train will be used, and Amtrak will treat the connection just like any other connection)

 

[cpotisch]

That wouldn’t work, transferring between trains in impossible.

(Serious answer, yes anything is possible. More likely that an existing scheduled train will be used, and Amtrak will treat the connection just like any other connection)

Has Amtrak ever done something like that during service disruptions? Or do they always just risk a missed connection and rebook pax if need be?

 

[jis]

That wouldn’t work, transferring between trains in impossible.

(Serious answer, yes anything is possible. More likely that an existing scheduled train will be used, and Amtrak will treat the connection just like any other connection)

Has Amtrak ever done something like that during service disruptions? Or do they always just risk a missed connection and rebook pax if need be?

May we draw your attention to what was done at Washington DC for the Crescent last summer during the disruption?

 

[cpotisch]

That wouldn’t work, transferring between trains in impossible.

(Serious answer, yes anything is possible. More likely that an existing scheduled train will be used, and Amtrak will treat the connection just like any other connection)

Has Amtrak ever done something like that during service disruptions? Or do they always just risk a missed connection and rebook pax if need be?

May we draw your attention to what was done at Washington DC for the Crescent last summer during the disruption?

Could you remind me?

 

[brianpmcdonnell17]

That wouldnt work, transferring between trains in impossible.

(Serious answer, yes anything is possible. More likely that an existing scheduled train will be used, and Amtrak will treat the connection just like any other connection)

Has Amtrak ever done something like that during service disruptions? Or do they always just risk a missed connection and rebook pax if need be?

May we draw your attention to what was done at Washington DC for the Crescent last summer during the disruption?

Could you remind me?

Passengers were booked on existing Northeast Regional trains which operated with a baggage car during the Crescent termination at Washington.

 

[cpotisch]

That wouldnt work, transferring between trains in impossible.

(Serious answer, yes anything is possible. More likely that an existing scheduled train will be used, and Amtrak will treat the connection just like any other connection)

Has Amtrak ever done something like that during service disruptions? Or do they always just risk a missed connection and rebook pax if need be?

May we draw your attention to what was done at Washington DC for the Crescent last summer during the disruption?

Could you remind me?

Passengers were booked on existing Northeast Regional trains which operated with a baggage car during the Crescent termination at Washington.

Don't some NERs normally operate with a baggage car otherwise?

 

[keelhauled]

Don't some NERs normally operate with a baggage car otherwise?

65/66/67.

 

[zephyr17]

Only the overnight 66/67

 

[Ryan]

Only the overnight 66/67

The post above yours correctly includes 65.

 

[cpotisch]

65/66/67 are all overnights from BOS to NPN, right?

 

[brianpmcdonnell17]

65/66/67 are all overnights from BOS to NPN, right?

Yes, 66 is the daily northbound while 65/67 are the daily southbound, with the number depending on if it is a weekday or weekend.

 

[jis]

65/66/67 are all overnights from BOS to NPN, right?

You know? You could crack open a timetable at amtrak.com and get these elementary questions answered for yourself

 

[cpotisch]

65/66/67 are all overnights from BOS to NPN, right?

You know? You could crack open a timetable at amtrak.com and get these elementary questions answered for yourself

Elementary questions answered. Didn't know about that page.

 

[blueman271]

65/66/67 are all overnights from BOS to NPN, right?

You know? You could crack open a timetable at amtrak.com and get these elementary questions answered for yourself

God forbid somebody come to an Amtrak forum and ask questions about Amtrak. How dare he!

 

[jis]

65/66/67 are all overnights from BOS to NPN, right?

You know? You could crack open a timetable at amtrak.com and get these elementary questions answered for yourself

God forbid somebody come to an Amtrak forum and ask questions about Amtrak. How dare he!

Couldn't come up with anything to contribute but still had an urge to post eh?

 

[cpotisch]

65/66/67 are all overnights from BOS to NPN, right?

You know? You could crack open a timetable at amtrak.com and get these elementary questions answered for yourself

God forbid somebody come to an Amtrak forum and ask questions about Amtrak. How dare he!

Couldn't come up with anything to contribute but still had an urge to post eh?

I gotta say, not to be a crybaby (though I guess I am), but if someone asks a question (me in this instance), they might appreciate a friendlier response. If they already know the answer to their question, or how to easily get that answer, why would they bother asking it here? So you could have said "Go here for the timetables and route info." or "They run between Virginia Beach an Boston."

I hope this post doesn't come off as disrespectful, and apologize if it does.

 

[frequentflyer]

So this inconvenience is going to take place between Memorial Day and Labor Day..........................Does anyone else have a problem with that? The work couldn't be scheduled for March- May or September -November?

Yes, the work must be done, but in the midst of peak travel? Did this thought come up in the planning meetings?

 

[jis]

Summer is actually not peak travel at Penn Station New York apparently. It is more like slow traffic time with schools off and people off on vacations elsewhere and such. That summer peak traffic is more of an LD thing. Not for commuter service, which is most of the traffic into and out of Penn Station..

 

[cpotisch]

Summer is actually not peak travel at Penn Station New York apparently. It is more like slow traffic time with schools off and people off on vacations elsewhere and such. That summer peak traffic is more of an LD thing. Not for commuter service, which is most of the traffic into and out of Penn Station..

It is peak for the Chicago trains.

 

[AmtrakBlue]

Summer is actually not peak travel at Penn Station New York apparently. It is more like slow traffic time with schools off and people off on vacations elsewhere and such. That summer peak traffic is more of an LD thing. Not for commuter service, which is most of the traffic into and out of Penn Station..

It is peak for the Chicago trains.

2 trains vs how many commuter trains?

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[cpotisch]

Summer is actually not peak travel at Penn Station New York apparently. It is more like slow traffic time with schools off and people off on vacations elsewhere and such. That summer peak traffic is more of an LD thing. Not for commuter service, which is most of the traffic into and out of Penn Station..

It is peak for the Chicago trains.

2 trains vs how many commuter trains?

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Yes, thousands. But this track work sabotages all Empire Corridor trains. And those trains have peak ridership in the summer and early fall. Obviously this isn’t gonna happen, but wouldn’t winter be the ideal time to close those tracks?