by Rockingham Racer
Long distance trains have to run overnight on some part of the route. This service has multiple departures to the south. It's not a big deal, then, that DC gets a train at an awful time, IMO.
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east point wrote:Why not just attach coach(s) & sleeper(s) to 65 - 67 and drop add them at WASH to Palmetto ? Of course northbound Palmetto schedule would need to become more reliable. Would imagine the biggest problem is often night owl sold out and can more cars be added ? How would BOS handle a train more than 9 cars in the winter ?From an operations standpoint this probably makes the most sense. The corridor trains would not make a good mix with a long distance train and that is the present operation at least south of Richmond. An extra coach and a sleeper could be added to 66 and 67 connecting with a New York - Florida train at Washington could provide two useful services - Boston - Washington sleeper and a through service between Boston and Florida. I don't think it makes a big difference what time such a operation arrives or departs Orlando, I think Orlando is a younger people's choice for Florida and those folks tend to fly anyway. The big markets are Tampa and Miami with some intermediate stops doing quite good as well. Problem is equipment, enough of it, and I don't have a clue as to their plans for new sleepers which will arrive someday. Problem in Florida is still the attitude of our state government which is mostly not pro rail. I don't know if money will come forth for any additional operation south of Savannah or not.