Amtrak combining the Silver Star and Capitol Limited (a new Floridian?)

Less work for SSY. Does that mean more work for PHL and WASH?

The problem isn't so much 91, but 92, which hits dead in the middle of the evening rush if it's on time or better. They need every space they have in the station and can not afford the hour or so that trains usually sits there at that time of day

CNJGeep wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 9:22 pm The problem isn't so much 91, but 92, which hits dead in the middle of the evening rush if it's on time or better. They need every space they have in the station and can not afford the hour or so that trains usually sits there at that time of day

Hmmmm... it comes in at 3pm and would leave at 4pm. That's not exactly the middle of the evening rush by DC standards. Rush starts around 4:30pm and goes all the way past 6pm, with services starting to taper off after that... and that's assuming you're starting in DC. By the time it starts, the Cap Limited's gone.

But then, I bet the Cap Limited's been idling all this time anyway. Boarding for sleeper et al started 30 minutes before departure, so it's probably been pulled in an hour before anyway.

Don't forget the Cardinal and the Crescent also go through WAS from NYP... and arrives at times that would allow for transferring to the Regionals. I wonder if those will get affected as well.

Heard might be some schedule shifts for other LD trains out of New York - Star is the only one affected to that degree.

STrRedWolf wrote: ↑Fri Aug 23, 2024 11:14 am
Hmmmm... it comes in at 3pm and would leave at 4pm. That's not exactly the middle of the evening rush by DC standards.

I'm talking about the times in New York, not in the swamp that time forgot. If 92 was hitting NYP around Noon, this would be a total non-starter.

CNJGeep wrote: ↑Sat Aug 24, 2024 12:55 am I'm talking about the times in New York, not in the swamp that time forgot. If 92 was hitting NYP around Noon, this would be a total non-starter.

NYP? When is it *NOT* rush hour?

So it looks like it's all but in name. A rider showed their e-ticket between MIA and WAS... and it was on train 40.

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ARRIVES 6:09 PM

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Here's the full schedule:

Departs Chicago, IL - Union Station(CHI) - 6:40p

9:09p | 9:09p - South Bend, IN (SOB)

9:29p | 9:29p - Elkhart, IN (EKH)

10:23p | 10:23p - Waterloo, IN (WTI)

11:39p | 11:49p - Toledo, OH (TOL)

12:40a | 12:40a - Sandusky, OH (SKY)

1:15a | 1:15a - Elyria, OH (ELY)

1:45a | 1:54a - Cleveland, OH (CLE)

3:05a | 3:05a - Alliance, OH (ALC)

5:05a | 5:20a - Pittsburgh, PA - Union Station (PGH)

6:59a | 6:59a - Connellsville, PA (COV)

9:20a | 9:32a - Cumberland, MD - Amtrak Station (CUM)

11:01a | 11:01a - Martinsburg, WV (MRB)

11:31a | 11:31a - Harpers Ferry, WV (HFY)

12:16p | 12:16p - Rockville, MD (RKV)

1:05p | 1:43p - Washington, DC - Union Station (WAS)

2:00p | 2:04p - Alexandria, VA (ALX)

3:52p | 4:02p - Richmond, VA - Staples Mill Road Station (RVR)

4:36p | 4:38p - Petersburg, VA (PTB)

6:05p | 6:08p - Rocky Mount, NC (RMT)

7:36p | 7:49p - Raleigh, NC - Union Station (RGH)

8:01p | 8:11p - Cary, NC (CYN)

9:21p | 9:24p - Southern Pines, NC (SOP)

10:03p | 10:08p - Hamlet, NC (HAM)

11:35p | 11:37p - Camden, SC (CAM)

12:20a | 12:28a - Columbia, SC (CLB)

1:23a | 1:25a - Denmark, SC (DNK)

3:11a | 3:56a - Savannah, GA (SAV)

6:25a | 7:00a - Jacksonville, FL (JAX)

8:01a | 8:03a - Palatka, FL (PAK)

8:55a | 8:57a - DeLand, FL (DLD)

9:39a | 9:44a - Winter Park, FL (WPK)

10:07a | 10:21a - Orlando, FL (ORL)

10:40a | 10:45a - Kissimmee, FL (KIS)

11:40a | 11:42a - Lakeland, FL - To/from points north (LAK)

12:29p | 12:43p - Tampa, FL - Union Station (TPA)

1:17p | 1:19p - Lakeland, FL - To/from points south (LKL)

1:39p | 1:41p - Winter Haven, FL (WTH)

2:20p | 2:22p - Sebring, FL (SBG)

3:03p | 3:03p - Okeechobee, FL (OKE)

4:31p | 4:31p - West Palm Beach, FL (WPB)

4:53p | 4:53p - Delray Beach, FL (DLB)

5:06p | 5:06p - Deerfield Beach, FL (DFB)

5:31p | 5:31p - Fort Lauderdale, FL (FTL)

5:46p | 5:46p - Hollywood, FL (HOL)

Arrives Miami, FL (MIA) - 12/20 6:09p

Of interest, try loading an NYP-CLB (Columbia SC) and you get a "we haven't any trains...." return.

Can't they show a connection at WAS?

Now possibly they haven't had time to.load connections, but this is how it looked as of a few moments ago.

Gilbert B Norman wrote: ↑Sun Sep 22, 2024 12:31 pm Of interest, try loading an NYP-CLB (Columbia SC) and you get a "we haven't any trains...." return.

Can't they show a connection at WAS?

Now possibly they haven't had time to.load connections, but this is how it looked as of a few moments ago.

Sounds more like they need something better that'll handle a large layover.

Hmmm... software developer position opened up at Amtrak. Let me apply for that...

markhb wrote: ↑Sun Sep 22, 2024 11:04 am Here's the full schedule:

And the way back?

The Three Rivers also carried the numbers 40/41. I wonder if Amtrak takes another look at through cars on the Pennsylvanian.

Mackensen wrote: ↑Sun Sep 22, 2024 3:37 pm The Three Rivers also carried the numbers 40/41.

......and so did the (Amtrak version) Broadway Limited.

STrRedWolf wrote: ↑Sun Sep 22, 2024 1:43 pm Sounds more like they need something better that'll handle a large layover.

Let's "give 'em a chance" to update the system.