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Mr. Norman, as I learned in another thread, the Amtrak P32s are not allowed into GCT due to a lack of forward escape hatches, which are required for GCT operations. Doubtful that MNRR has enough spare Gennie power to provide lift for Amtrak, but would have to leave validation of that to Dutch or oth...

I cannot recall a time when I've taken any Empire Service train (Weekday, Weekend, Peak, Off-Peak) that was not packed. Plus, I have to imagine that Cuomo and the other political critters would cry bloody murder if their access to NYC from ALB was severely impacted. Given that there are no other alt...

What is the likelihood that Amtrak as a portion of it's 'burden sharing,' in terms of schedule adjustments, would temporarily relocate the Empire Service to GCT? Would this be even operationally/technically possible? One issue would be the compatibility of Amtrak's P32s with the under-running 3rd ra...

Looks like the initial outage plans have been leaked: http://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2017/05/01/amtraks-draft-plan-calls-for-19-and-25-day-penn-station-outages-111703 Highlights: Outage 1: July 7 - July 25 (19 days) Outage 2: Aug 4 - Aug 28 (25 days) Several 'Non-Severe' 55-...

I'm sure others can provide specifics, but I think the major remaining single track area will be from the CT River Bridge through Windsor Locks station.

M2's were also partially overhauled under the CSR (Critical Systems Rebuild?) program in the late 2000's (forget the exact years), which greatly increased their reliability. M4s and M6s were slated to undergo the same program, but it was scrubbed due to lack of funds along with the M8s imminently ar...

Onboard a 2:30" late 237. Conductors had no explanation, heard several passengers ask for cause of delay mostly just greeted with a shrug.

Dutch, LIRR didn't appear to be having any service issues so just appears isolated to Empire trains.

Currently all Empire Corridor trains departing from NYP this afternoon are suffering departure delays of over an hour due to "Mechanical Problems in Sunnyside Yard." NJT and other Amtrak services appear unaffected. Anyone have any insight here? Agents keep saying "should only be 10 mo...

Was at Belmont this past Saturday and it appears that the station situation is much improved since my last visit in the Fall for the Jockey Club Gold Cup. Forgot how dreadfully slow the speeds are in the terminal area (5 mph?), is there any non-costly way to increase? Seems like that is the principa...

Bob Roberts wrote:

mohawkrailfan wrote:When did you see 2x2 business seating on the Maple Leaf? Is that new? I rode business on the Maple Leaf a few times in 2014 and never saw that.

I rode the ML two weeks ago in 2+1 BC seating.

Have experienced both 'Business Class' services mentioned in the thread. First being the back half of the cafe car with 1x2 leather recliners and the 2x2 blue seats similar to coach with slightly more legroom. Aboard the Ethan Allen and Empire Service NYP-ALB/SAR I know I will get the 1x2 leather se...

Spring of 2017 is the estimated completion date according to article, hopefully it holds.

Been commuting from 23rd St to Wall St/Bowling Green for work since July and had a bizarre experience this morning. Arrived at 23rd/Lex 6 station around 9am with the next train arriving in 8 minutes. Thought it strange for such a gap in service considering it was rush hour. 8 minutes pass and train ...

Not to nitpick but the MTA notice was not put online until after 11AM and I passed the station at 830AM. So the MTA was a bit late.

My morning commute was stymied this morning when I arrived at the 23 St N/R only to find it roped off.Since Fastrack ends by 5 I was surprised to say the least. MTA service status had no remarks other than good service and no signs were at the station. Why was service not restored this morning?