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If the loss of a one-seat ride between Raleigh and NYC is a big issue, I suppose Piedmont 72 could leave Charlotte an hour earlier and run to Selma, meet both Palmettos, and run back as a later 77. On paper it's interesting because Selma has two platforms and the 29 miles between Raleigh and...

Thank you; the accounting makes more sense to me now. If someone takes the Ethan Allen from NYP to ALB, the gross ticket revenue and ridership both get assigned to "Empire Service," but the operating revenue gets assigned to "Ethan Allen." Is that accurate?

Reading the analysis in this thread has been very useful as I'm trying to better understand the route-level financial results that are on the last page of each monthly report. One question: It seems that operating revenue includes state subsidies to Amtrak, as operating revenue is much higher...

Thanks for the kind welcome. I mostly ride the NEC, but I've taken some of the related east coast routes and the two LD routes from DC to Chicago. Taken Amtrak to SAV, CHS, FBG, BAL, PHL, WIL, NYP, BOS, BFX, POR, BTN, WLN, RGH, GBO, and CHI. My favorite recent trip was to Burlington on the...

New member from DC. I prefer Amtrak over flying or driving, where possible, and hope passenger rail will be expanded and improved. Looking forward to reading discussions on this forum. Thanks!