Well, when NYC got 6-plus inches of rain last Friday, the Lake Shore did run in both directions, though it was delayed when the Hudson Line was shut down for about 2.5 hours by high water. The westbound wound up departing NYP about three hours late but didn't lose significantly more time after that. So far, the predicted rainfall total from this storm is not as high as in that last storm.
Basically they’ll give you the boarding track on the PA before its gets put on the boards. You can either go right to the official boarding gate and be early in line or do what I usually do (which is go to the elevator and get down to track level - or head down to west end concourse and go down stairs before they even open the official gate.) if you want to get down even earlier ask for a red cap at the lounge. The Moynihan lounge is the best lounge in a train station in North America by far - you’ll enjoy your visit.
The track numbers for Amtrak are also posted on NJT Departure Vision, if you happen to be sitting in the food court or otherwise away from the screens and sounds. One nice thing about West Concourse (which is on the east side of the building, closest to 8th Avenue) is that you can see the trains.
Thank you for the answer! That's good news! Last time I was in Chicago, I had to get back to the Metropolitan Lounge by 8pm. I was dreading having to do that in January, would much rather spend a little extra time with my local nephew ad his wife.
Thank you. Apologies for the late reply, had some water damage at the house that required us to move out for a bit. Question, Where do you access the elevator you mention? I have researched the west concourse and that also appears to be a good option. Thank you in advance.
The elevators are towards the far 8th ave side of the hall. Take the one adjacent to the escalator gates.
Thank You.
The most charitable thing I can come up with is that he is getting it confused with some other initiative that is supposed to happen by 2030.
That statement is inarticulate. I can't makes sense of it. Not to mention it was written 6 years ago and the person was projecting out to 2030.
There is not much truth to any of that incoherent comment. It is best to ignore it IMHO.
Logically this makes no sense whatsoever. Why would Amtrak cancel service between the 1st and 3rd biggest cities in the country to add service between the 3rd and whatever rank the Hampton Roads region comes in? Also if the desire is there to add a Chicago to Norfolk train it makes much more sense to extend the CL than reroute the LSL.
Never had an issue of theft, nor have I heard of it. The dragons won't allow anyone without a first class ticket into the lounge. Biggest problem, there isn't enough room and it gets over packed and can sometimes be a challenge to find a spot or get to your bag (s) that is (are) already stored.
