Amtrak just release its new timetables for the NEC. Unfortunately it appears as if the Shuttles that are advertised by CTDOT as connecting to Acela trains are actually either going to be standalone Shuttles with no Amtrak connection in New Haven or they will connect with a Regional train instead. While you can of course unofficially make the connection at your own risk, Amtrak is not going to offer it as an actual connection which means your screwed if the Shuttle is late and you miss the connection. Trains 451 and 412 on weekdays will be standalone connectionless Shuttles, train 417 will have an official connection with train 177 instead of 2175. Sunday northbound train 416 will connect with train 96 instead of train 2256. Looks like another great job of communications between CTDOT and Amtrak.
Traingeek3629 wrote:Also, what happened to 81 minutes between NH and Springfield? That first train is 95 minutes.Schedule padding...same reason why Metro-North trains get like 20 minutes to go between West Haven and New Haven.