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It sounds like ridership on those Valley Flyer trains have been dismal. It seems that it's more catered toward people who live north of Springfield along the Connecticut River Valley in MA who want to make a long daytrip to NYC for business. That's not just where the market should end. Aren't there...

So I guess I just get off the train, take Lyft or Uber to the airport, and pick up a car there? It isn't a rental agency but if you use Lyft to take you to a rental agency, there is a small discount if you're a new user. AMTRAK AND LYFT ANNOUNCE RIDESHARE PARTNERSHIP Connecting communities througho...

The UP example has nothing to do with the price of tea in China. UP is suing to get out of the contract because Metra is attempting to shift common carrier liability to UP despite the fact that UP's work here is purchase of service to operate a common carrier called NIRC or Metra. Down the road BN ...

My problem is the NEC. It isn't smooth by any stretch of the imagination. It has gotten better but it is still rough around the edges. Additionally, the NEC has a lot of traffic congestion. This train isn't going to just cruise along, unimpeded. That means quite a bit of braking, at high speeds. The...

The Auto Train assuming Disney reopens in the winter. I always wanted to ride the Ocean on VIA rail.

I'm not sure if any of the last two pages of posts belong in this actual thread but to answer Tadman's question, that maximum length of the Auto train is 56 cars. This is an increase from 50 cars. I'm not sure it ever hits that length though and I suspect it won't in the foreseeable future.

Perhaps the new CEO will pick up this mantle. If you recall, Mr. Anderson wanted to provide a better wi-fi solution for the NEC at least....but then decided he didn't want to invest in it and scrapped it. This was done to save on costs.

I believe that the US government should declare aa national emergency for essential workers. That includes RR engineers. For the engineers that have retired require them to return to work especially Amtrak engineers that have recovered. Let the RR retirement board requirements be dammed! There is a...

I've made a very clear business case. 1. Amtrak pays the freight railroads to supply crews. The freight railroad makes profit. So, now you want Amtrak to pay more than is necessary to train a workforce that doesn't belong to them(and typically costs more since they are typically paid mileage instea...

As far as sleepers and seats alike, I prefer something in towards the middle of the car towards the end of the consist.

Mod Note: no one is running freight through NYP. Let’s stick to the original premise - why NYFD can regulate Amtrak. I'm not a lawyer but continuing on with: One word: preemption Thank you for finding the chapter and verse, Exvalley. It goes back to what I said. The city or state can make a more re...

gokeefe wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 9:20 pm
How much of a modification? Extra suspension or something else?

I wasn't privy to most of the aspects of the funding requirements. There may be nothing to prevent it or something to prevent it. My guess is (as explained) since the funding was contingent on Amtrak operating to the best of its ability, the same people that said the Southwest Chief can't operate as...

Any one know if Amtrak has closed one of the North river bores for extended work during this cut back of trains serving NYP. That would depend on NJT having cut back enough ? They have taken additional outages that were usually relegated to weekends but there isn't a complete closure. It is too bad...

I guess I suggested the idea because I've had good luck in the past cross-training personnel and giving folks a bump in their pay. It's kept the company competitive or allowed us to enter new areas of business, while the guys take home more money most of the time. We were lucky to have a really goo...