by AlexC
I saw this paragraph on the Metroliner wikipedia page.
My question - Why?
The wikipedia article says for Amtrak employees. What was happening at Downingtown overnights? and how did they get back to Downingtown for the next shift? Just for two years?
Did that train stop at Paoli or Malvern or Ardmore inbound?
Does anyone here have any experience riding this or operating this service?
On October 29, 1989, Amtrak introduced a single one-way morning Metroliner trip from Downingtown, Pennsylvania, to Washington. The trip largely served Amtrak employees, as a corresponding evening trip to serve regular commuters was not offered. The Downingtown trip was discontinued on October 25, 1991.The citation goes to a Trains.com article that only gives dates and looking around railroad.net gives has scattered mentions about deadhead moves.
My question - Why?
The wikipedia article says for Amtrak employees. What was happening at Downingtown overnights? and how did they get back to Downingtown for the next shift? Just for two years?
Did that train stop at Paoli or Malvern or Ardmore inbound?
Does anyone here have any experience riding this or operating this service?
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“Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game because they almost always turn out to be—or to be indistinguishable from—self-righteous 16-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time.”
― Neal Stephenson, Cryptonomicon