I occupied the Drawing Room in a Park series Dome Observation car from Toronto to Montreal overnight in early 1999!
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I occupied the Drawing Room in a Park series Dome Observation car from Toronto to Montreal overnight in early 1999!
Another reason for not having working Ticket Vending Machines at train stations is the loss of On-board surcharge revenue.
I'm sure it would require financial participation by Lancaster County, which might not be forthcoming -- cf. Berks and Lehigh Counties, which declined to support service to Reading and Bethlehem which was already running. Change that from "it would" to "S.E.P.T.A. would probably"...
The mid day trip was part of a Q-Run, a series of jobs that if taken in their entirety, would keep an employee qualified over the entire railroad for another year. The afternoon trains frequently turned at what was then the hand operated crossovers at Leaman. One reason for running to Cork was to k...
STrRedWolf wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 8:55 amSo why didn't they just drag the affected train instead of pushing it?The train was being pushed by its own rear cars. Getting something else to the location to drag it would have been much more complicated in a busy subway.
Yes, it deadheaded from Philadelphia. When it got to Washington, it joined the Metroliner pool. So, how was there a spare Metroliner in Philadelphia the next morning? Answer, the last clocker from New York to Philadelphia around Midnight used Metroliner equipment. I forget if it had working MetroClu...
From https://www.amtrak.com/alert/forecasted-weather-for-northeastcorridor.html Impending Storm on the Northeast Corridor January 09, 2024 12:35 PM For the safety of Amtrak customers and employees, due to the forecasted storm on the Northeast Corridor, the following services have been adjusted: Janu...
Or does Wisconsin Department of Transportation leave it up to Amtrak what to charge for various tickets to make up the difference between what Wisconsin pays and what Amtrak claims the train service costs?
So in that case did passengers of the Montrealer get woken up at the border to present passports and go through customs? I rode Northbound in Sleeper on the Montrealer in Feb., 1992. At that time the trip time was longer because the train detoured through New London, Connecticut and Palmer, Massach...
Why is there a need to swap modules . just whip the toilets out , refresh everything else , job done. To give the Roomette passengers some replacement place, the plan also included removing 1 roomette and replacing it with 2 public toilets. Unfortunately, the location for that change was to be at t...
In the summer of 1976 the New Hope Railroad actually ran a commuter train to Warminster in the morning and afternoon to connect with Septa. The train to Warminster in the morning and the one to New Hope in the afternoon would work the freight so it was actually a mixed train. I rode it one day . On...
Amtrak's 1st choice when adding cars to trains at Albany - Rensselaer, New York is next to the engine.
At sports venues, on Capitol Hill, and in Amtrak Dining Cars, they are also concerned with visitors who bring stuff that competes with the high priced menu.
They also did it in Philadelphia on double track, here's Rte. 59 on May 8, 1950 after the trolleys were cut back to Cottman Ave. on April 18, 1948. At least 2 cars tried to continue to Bustleton in about 2 years! https://www.phillyhistory.org/PhotoArchive/Detail.aspx?assetId=123862 The pole and roof...