I was wondering about which days during the typical Thanksgiving weekend Amtrak runs trains with equipment from other railroads (NJT, MARC, SEPTA) Is it just the Wednesday before and the Sunday after? I'm planning on heading to D.C. on the Friday after and I really don't want to be stuck sitting in a Arrow III for 2 and half hours.
Olton Hall wrote:I'm planning on heading to D.C. on the Friday after and I really don't want to be stuck sitting in a Arrow III for 2 and half hours.Yeah, no kidding! And with a 90 mph max authorized speed (recently increased from 80, but still...), you can probably add some additional time to the trip with an Arrow III.
I remember back when I was still in college, I took Amtrak to DC after Thanksgiving break. Not only was I stuck in a MARC coach, and not only did I have to stand, but I had to stand in the vestibule from Metropark to Philadelphia, where the crowd thinned enough that I could at least get into aisle. That can't be too safe, and I wonder about the legality of stuffing that many people onto a train! Thanksgiving might be a good time for watching trains, but riding them isn't so much fun!