Same thing if there is too much of a delay between trains. It’s moot at this point, the Silver Meteor will be back in service starting October 3 which will allow for better connections
The reason you can’t book a “same day connection train” from FL-BOS and other cities is the fact that the connecting times to other trains are too close together. It’s not that the system is not updated, they want to avoid people being upset when their first train arrives too late for the...
Amtrak is closely monitoring and preparing for a potential freight railroad shut down by freight railroad hosts, as many Amtrak trains operate over rail lines owned and dispatched by these railroads.
In the event of a freight shutdown, Amtrak intends to continue to operate the services that use...
Cancellations will be rolling on a day-to-day basis to minimize size of disruption, expect to start receiving (potential) cancellations notices on Monday assuming no deal is made.
I said “word is” because this was days before an official Amtrak Advisory was released, hence the reason no link was provided. Also, not sure where I misquoted any inaccurate information.
Word Is starting in May the Auto Train will be delayed by 1 Hr in each direction.
Trains 52 and 53, depart original station at 5:00 pm and arrive destination station at 9:59 am.
Check-in for all vehicle types begins at 12:30 pm and closes at 3:00 pm.
Reason for the schedule change...