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There is still a noticeable (but not huge) difference in run time, though. For the same set of expresss stops between Croton and GCT, diesels take a couple of minutes more. I've noticed that the southbound expresses tend to arrive at my stop late, too, though this may be due to problems north of Cr...

Diesel is perfectly suitable in the areas where it's currently required, as most of the stations are several miles apart. Diesel trains take longer to get up to speed, but when you have several miles between stations, that's fine. There is still a noticeable (but not huge) difference in run time, t...

I'm surprised that no one has suggested that the OP route his demands to the Commonwealth of Virginia. I presume that the OP is a resident of Virginia, and thus has elected representatives who might have an interest in dealing with his/her problem. The state is in a position to either demand more sl...

At the risk of asking about something that folks are sick of (in the Northeast USA, at least): how is MNCRR doing with the snow? I noticed that at 4:30 this morning, everything was suspended (but nothing runs then, anyway), but now everything except the NH line is running. Here on the Hudson, we got...

This may be a dumb question, but: I notice that the NH line has a lot of problems with its catenary. I've been hearing about them ever since I moved to the area 25 years ago. I lived near Munich for 3 years, and I don't recall ever hearing of outages due to catenary problems. (Well, there were some ...

seeing all the New york plates on I91 its beyond me why they don't run a dedicated ski train out of NYC hitting a few stop in southern CT then expressing all the way to ski country, there is no need to stop north of Hartford. I've occasionally toyed with the idea of using the train to go skiing. Tw...

Dick H posted the following in the questioned/noted major delays thread: December 25, 2010 5:30 pm EST <snip> Train #67 (25) is cancelled between Richmond and Newport News with no alternate transportation. .... No alternate transportation. What are Amtrak's obligations at this point? Obviously, not...