Amtrak Autumn Excursion 2016 - 10/29 & 30 - Confirmed

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Did you see anything in writing confirming this? If so, please provide a link.
 
pennyk said:
Did you see anything in writing confirming this? If so, please provide a link.
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It a rumor, but a rumor that has appeared in several places. NYP to Harrisburg via the NS Lehigh Line, then back on the Keystone Line and NEC. It makes for an interesting motive power issue, but a couple of NJT Dual Modes would solve that. They have lots of them available on weekends.
This could be one source being quoted multiple times, so the multiple sources may mean nothing, but if there is going to be a trip before the leaves actually fall, it's about time for something to be announced.
 
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In anticipation I have just put a good first class round trip air reservation on hold for a week :) Hope we hear something concrete within a week. Otherwise I will have cycle another hold next week.
 
jis said:
In anticipation I have just put a good first class round trip air reservation on hold for a week :) Hope we hear something concrete within a week. Otherwise I will have cycle another hold next week.
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.... and I have a Silver Meteor reservation on hold.
 
As for engine, they could also do something quite radical, like change engine at Newark. Or to make it more fun take the M&E to Dover, change engine there and then take the Washington Secondary to get to the Lehigh Line via Hackettstown. Nah. They will probably just do the otherwise abandoned trip to Allentown, just past Allentown through Reading to Harrisburg. They could Wye the train by the Rockville Bridge and then change engine at Harrisburg for the return trip.

Or to make everyone's life infinitely simpler, just run the trip Newark to Newark. :)
 
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That would be great! I will coincidentally be in Long Island that weekend. How long would this trip take? What passenger equipment do they use?
 
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I'm gonna just make a nice little post here to keep this thread bookmarked. I am super excited, honestly this may be the first time I can go on one of these!
 
Oh good. I will be able to get the go-nogo decision based on whether I get a ticket for Saturday before my one week window of fare hold on my air ticket expires.

Since it is an Amtrak operation my guess is they will actually switch engines at Newark, and on the return they will do so at Harrisburg, given that Philly is bypassed through the subway and there is mention of high speed run back to Newark.
 
Oh damn. This is very tempting. The schedule even works. The required 2 nights in NYC == expensive, however.
 
neroden said:
Oh damn. This is very tempting. The schedule even works. The required 2 nights in NYC == expensive, however.
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I don't need to overnight in NYC, but I do need to get up darn early to catch a train before 5 am.
 
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Oh damn. This is very tempting. The schedule even works. The required 2 nights in NYC == expensive, however.
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You can stay at the Newark Penn Station Hilton for something like $118 a night. Much cheaper possibilities at Newark Airport too. And even in New York as I seem to recall.

I am staying at the Newark Penn Station hilton since I will be flying into Newark and they have a free shuttle.
 
The hotel bills still end up costing twice as much as the excursion. So it's a $450 trip. I'll probably do it anyway if I'm healthy enough.
 
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You could also take a night train to/from NYP from WAS (#150 or #66) or BOS (#65) and sleep on the train (Biz, Class is Worth it!)

Of course hanging out in NYP at night isn't ideal ( the price is right!) but since NYC never closes you could cruise around on the subway or walk around Manhattan like so many do to kill time.
 
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