Thanksgiving Week Extras

I noticed that 67 shows checked baggage at Metropark. When did Metropark start offering checked baggage?

11/29/2015
Train 1054 has MARC HHP8 4911 today.
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John D.

I'm currently on 2248, and it seems to be much less than sold out, despite the usual "please remove all bags from seats" announcements. My car (last) is fairly empty, with nobody having to share a seat with a stranger, although the next car forward looks to be more full. In fact, my car was full when I boarded in NWK, but now almost empty between NYP and STM. Perhaps it will fill up at STM or NHV.

That's the point of the announcement. If they don't, then people will hold seats because of whatever reason, probably not wanting a stranger to sit next to them.

No problem with a stranger in the next seat. Just do what everybody does on an airplane: ignore them!

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MARC equipment train 1054
train 1057 with NJ Transit Arrow III emu equipment
train 1099, also NJ Transit

The 2016 Thanksgiving week schedules are out on the website (only via the booking feature for now). The commuter extra runs seem to be alive and well; following the same schedule as the last few years.

Interesting to see that there are 10 Acela Expresses running BOS-NYP on Sunday, November 27.

What is the usual schedule vs. Thanksgiving peak?

Upon checking next Sunday, the number is 5.

Wow, is 10 more than what they've done on the Sunday after Thanksgiving in the past?

No, 10 is the number they ran BOS > NYP last year on Sunday as well.

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It's likely that not much has changed from last year's schedule.

Acela BOS - NYP Regular M - F 9 RTs and Sundays 6 so Thanksgiving Sunday expecting many passengers. As well last few Thanksgivings the ACELAs have sold out on Sundays.

Great to see the push for enhanced service during the Thanksgiving peak. Looking forward to five (or less) years from now when Amtrak is able to run an even more robust Thanksgiving travel schedule.

Fan Railer wrote:The 2016 Thanksgiving week schedules are out on the website (only via the booking feature for now). The commuter extra runs seem to be alive and well; following the same schedule as the last few years.

It'll be interesting to see what NJT forks over this year. I'm hearing it will not be MUs.