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Thomas Morgan
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Have tickets for LSL BOS to CHI on Sept 7. Notified that there are no sleeping cars BOS to ALB - track work. Does this really mean that we will be bused?
No, that means you will change trains to the train right across the platform with only coach cars and a cafe car. That train runs from ALB to BOS.Have tickets for LSL BOS to CHI on Sept 7. Notified that there are no sleeping cars BOS to ALB - track work. Does this really mean that we will be bused?
There are no sleeping cars BOS to ALB because of track work happening at the ALB station. They are working on multiple tracks and switches. Usually, the crew switches the cars around so that one sleeper car, a few coaches, a cafe car, and an engine go to BOS, while the rest of the consist goes to NYP. However, due to the track work, it is too difficult to switch cars around. Therefore, they just have a different train with its own consist from BOS to ALB. This happens going both directions: west to CHI and east to BOS.By bused, I meant from BOS to ALB. Seems strange that there would be no sleeping cars because of track work. I have been bused from SPG to ALB before because of track work.
No problem!Now I get it, Thanks
I have already done this, you get off in Albany and walk 20 feet, into an Amfleet cafe/buisness car, buisness seats for Sleeper, Coach seats for Coach, number is same, 448/449Have tickets for LSL BOS to CHI on Sept 7. Notified that there are no sleeping cars BOS to ALB - track work. Does this really mean that we will be bused?
When I did it in January, it was slightly more than 20 feet and it involved going down an escalator or elevator to the lower track for the continuing train to BOS. My TA-S was the nicest in helping me with one of my bags to the platform, which helped make up for the surly Boston-based conductor on the continuing train who berated a passenger because she turned the wrong way into the coach car.I have already done this, you get off in Albany and walk 20 feet, into an Amfleet cafe/buisness car, buisness seats for Sleeper, Coach seats for Coach, number is same, 448/449Have tickets for LSL BOS to CHI on Sept 7. Notified that there are no sleeping cars BOS to ALB - track work. Does this really mean that we will be bused?
I believe the back up move was on the connection down to the Hudson Division, so we were already facing in the correct direction. We then ran north at track speed into Renssalaer. It wasn't a bad move, considering.To get the train then to face the right way they'll also have to Wye it at LAB. I don't see this happening, even if they could work around the issue of regularly backing a fully loaded train many miles on a higher speed track. Stuyvesant where the Berkshire Connection meets the Water Level Route is smack dab in the middle of the 110mph section.
I don't know what you are looking at, but there are no three main line tracks between Stuyvesant and Albany. Only two tracks.I believe the back up move was on the connection down to the Hudson Division, so we were already facing in the correct direction. We then ran north at track speed into Renssalaer. It wasn't a bad move, considering.To get the train then to face the right way they'll also have to Wye it at LAB. I don't see this happening, even if they could work around the issue of regularly backing a fully loaded train many miles on a higher speed track. Stuyvesant where the Berkshire Connection meets the Water Level Route is smack dab in the middle of the 110mph section.
Edit: I just checked it on Google Maps and the connection is still there. And yes, the back up move is on the connection, not in the high speed running area down on the Hudson Division. There are also three tracks on the Hudson Division at that point to stay out of the way of the Empire Service trains. Again, not an impossible move if Amtrak wanted to do it.
No problem. I've done this move many years ago, on Amtrak. The crew had it down to a tee. And since you arrive on the Hudson Division in 110 MPH territory, as you stated, it would be a zippy trip up to Ren. They're detouring the Sunset. Why not this DAILY train. I'm willing to bet that current leadership ar Amtrak doesn't even know about this option or that they used it when the LSL first started running.Yes but there is no third track to Albany from where it joins. That was my point. But I can see how I misunderstood what you were trying to say and responded based on the misunderstanding. Sorry about that.
This is true of only US and certain other domestic and cheapo flights. Most airlines in the world actually still serve way more than just snack boxes, and go all the way to full five course meals on board which are exactly as spoilable as food served on Amtrak, and in addition they have much more severe weight issues than does Amtrak. Even on domestic flights of several US airlines there is full food service in First Class on flights longer than usually two hours or so and which span a meal hour.It is certainly true that trains are not planes regarding food consumption. However, airlines have a similar problem: how many snack boxes should be put aboard for purchase by economy passengers. And their snack boxes, from what I can tell, contain items that are not susceptible to short-term spoilage.
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