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WHen the Acela first started running, it WAS assigned seating. Why they took that away, I don't know. Exactly. It was nice to be able to reserve a single seat if you were traveling solo, or two next to each other if traveling with a companion. Good move to bring it back. The only reason I can think...

I honestly think that Amtrak should take one of the existing tubes out of service right away for repair. They need repair so we should do it now. It would demonstrate the impact this has on the NY NJ area and also prepare us for a complete failure of both tubes. At leaast having one tube working at ...

Did I miss discussion of this event that occurred last Friday? If so, please ignore or delete this post. Apparently there was a mass panic event among the crowd at Penn Station last Friday after Amtrak police used a Taser on an uncooperative individual. The Taser was mistaken for gunshots and a mass...

I went to book tickets for Thanksgiving and it appears the Amtrak website is in some sort of stripped down mode, with the message "We are currently experiencing an issue which is preventing us from providing all the features of Amtrak.com. It is only possible to make one-way and round-trip rese...

interesting article: http://www.wired.com/2015/07/hackers-remotely-kill-jeep-highway/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Not saying this has any relevance but I would also note that Siemens equipment has been hacked in destructive ways before: http://spectrum.ieee.org/telecom/s...

I've taken the Acela many times over the years. One thing I have noticed is that when the Acela is pulling into a station you can hear (and feel a little) a "clunk" or "thunk". I don't hear or feel the same thing on an Amfleet consist. What is it? Is it some sort of locking mecha...

I've probably ridden through this curve a thousand times during my life. One thing I can vouch for: There are kids in the area who throw rocks at trains. Many years ago I was on a Clocker headed to 30th ST and the train actually stopped because of the rock throwing. The conductor got off the train a...

I'll add this link to the thread since it is related to Sunnyside yard. I think it's a great idea for a number of reasons but I can't see it happening in my lifetime.

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There is no traffic moving into or out of Penn Station due to "signal problems". It most likely is snow related, but Amtrak was doing ok south of NYC earlier today. This includes Amtrak, NJ Transit and Long Island Railroad operations. Move this into the delay topic if appropriate, but I fe...

I believe the ten year anniversary of the Acela service is on Dec. 10, or sometime this week at the very least. Given the anniversary I was hoping to get some thoughts about the ups and downs of the service over the last decade. As for myself, as one who usually uses Amtrak between Wilmington or Phi...

There is an article about the Phils taking Amtrak to NYC in the NY times today.

Phillies arrive in New York by Train

at 30th ST station in Philadelphia Five British police officers, each capped with a traditional Bobby's helmet, patrolled 30th Street Station this morning as part of an unusual exchange program. Along with heavily-armed Amtrak police, the unarmed British Transport Police officers - don't call them B...

I'm not a rail person, but I am an engineer of a different sort. So let me see if I understand what I read correctly: The signaling information on the NEC is transmitted by some sort of pulse code conducted via the rails? I get the benefit of cab signaling in that it is possible for the state of a b...

Would the signaling in effect on the Northeast Corridor have prevented an accident of the sort which recently occurred in Los Angeles? I'm not a rail person... just a regular customer.. and I'd like to hear some assurance from those who know more that I. I ride and try to sleep all of the time in th...

After re reading the article I'm not sure the reporter was to blame. The Amtrak subcontractor comment was attributed to Denise Tyrrell, a spokesperson for the "rail line". I am assuming the rail line is Metrolink. I'm sensing some a$$ covering here and a pointing of a finger at Amtrak even...