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AAnderson replied to the thread Long Distance (LD) fleet replacement discussion (2022-23).IIRC they shared Superliners on the International for quite some time. Then an accident happened and Canada banned them (well, mostly -...
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AAnderson replied to the thread Could Boston-Montreal via Springfield be viable?.I'm not opposed to the idea of a Boston-Montreal service (by either route), but I think (as indicated above) it may make more sense in...
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AAnderson replied to the thread Could Boston-Montreal via Springfield be viable?.Depending on crewing situations, timetables, and the like? I could see a situation where Vermont pays for "both Vermonters" to go to...
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AAnderson replied to the thread Amtrak long distance fares 2021-2023.Yeah...this is part of why I've hardly taken an overnight train even since the mask mandate dropped (I did take the train back from...
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AAnderson replied to the thread Long Distance (LD) fleet replacement discussion (2022-23).Seaboard was in the same situation. Part of it was DC, but part of it was that you had a bunch of military bases along the line (e.g...
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AAnderson replied to the thread Could Boston-Montreal via Springfield be viable?.So, the Montrealer was timetabled at about nine hours Springfield-Montreal back in the early 1980s. When it was re-routed following the...
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AAnderson replied to the thread VIA Preference 2.0 (Probable Devaluation).You might call in and ask (regarding the 20% coupon)?
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AAnderson replied to the thread High fares and sell-outs on Cascades.So, one of the problems is that when Amtrak provided replacement equipment, they didn't quite provide enough equipment, and the result...
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AAnderson replied to the thread VIA Preference 2.0 (Probable Devaluation).No...book now. They're pretty clear about being able to cancel out later.
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AAnderson replied to the thread Rail service Philadelphia to Reading PA.Which I think was a mistake, though perhaps an understandable one given the other traffic on the train. Even a taxi contract would have...
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AAnderson replied to the thread Long Distance (LD) fleet replacement discussion (2022-23).I think the eastern railroads also had more open sections.
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AAnderson replied to the thread Long Distance (LD) fleet replacement discussion (2022-23).It's 28 (a Viewliner I has 30 "slots"): You start with 14 roomette slots and 3 bedrooms, but drop one roomette for the SCA, one for the...
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AAnderson replied to the thread Long Distance (LD) fleet replacement discussion (2022-23).Technically it's 15 overnight trains including 66/67. You have 15 LD trains, but the Palmetto is LD (but doesn't run overnight) and...
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AAnderson replied to the thread Amtrak long distance fares 2021-2023.The previous argument was a mixed bag on a good day. The top bucket or two of fares had always kept up with inflation (with a possible...
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AAnderson replied to the thread Amtrak long distance fares 2021-2023.So, I found a receipt. $300.10, DLD-RVR, from 2015, NARP fare. That's the oldest email I have a partial email archive from back...