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  1. J

    Amtrak nurse (proposal for the future)

    @coleallen has proposed Nurses (or professional medical staff on board Amtrak trains). Let’s drag this thread kicking and screaming back to it’s original topic. I’ll outline the argument as to why, on the face this seems practical, is largely impractical and addressing a particularly minor...
  2. J

    Route Timetable PDFs returning? (2021-2022)

    You are clearly referring to the 9:45PM Trailways northbound and it's corollary southbound of which there are several operated by Trailways partners. So, yes, it's very findable.
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    Route Timetable PDFs returning? (2021-2022)

    Timetables, at the end of the day, are addressing an every shrinking percentage of ridership for any mode of transport be it bus, train or (long since gone) airplane. Online booking tools via proprietary websites (e.g, Amtrak), or via third party aggregators or OTAs drive the bulk of booking...
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    New Amtrak survey email yesterday

    As someone who has done extensive marketing research for 15 years using both in person and survey methodologies, with and without agency engagements, this survey is reasonable in it’s structure and approach. This is not a survey looking for specifics of do you prefer A or B, or other multi...
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    Comparing Amtrak B/R fare to First Class Air Fare

    I don’t know what specific dates you were searching for in August, but my PHL-FLG search showed rooms in the $700-$850 range. You may have been pricing during a schedule load or a fare load where the two are disconnected and the system defaults to a ”rack” pricing until real fares and inventory...
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