Recent content by VKurtB

As a former daily rider on the Keystone (LNC - HAR), I had to get used to the occasional backward ride. It doesn't take as long as one would think.

Isn’t Washington - Pittsburgh already served by the Capitol Limited? I’ve already gone Lancaster - Philly - Washington - (Pittsburgh) - Chicago, just to avoid waiting at Pittsburgh.

Penn Central

The television news stories indicated Amtrak was part of it.

It has already been decided that this will be an Amtrak service.

Never fail to account for the recent rail union negotiations and the ill will created by them.

From the third floor rear window, I can see the Pennsylvanian, and until my latest move, I could see and hear every Keystone arrive and depart from Harrisburg. I was living one half block from the station until last October.

This design seems to have a significantly higher total simultaneous capacity in the lounge car.

I really like the sawtooth arrangement of seats in the new lounge car. The choice is there - swivel and chat, or stay straight ahead and don’t. Brilliant design.

I’m traveling late November, London to Aberdeen. It will be dark the entire trip. The windows and the view are of no concern to me. Getting some local food and local spirits leading to a restful sleep are my main concerns.

There’s been record turnover in the General Assembly. There are a bunch of new sheriffs in town, plus some unanticipated high revenue numbers. However, both U.S Senators, one D and one R, are dopes. PennDOT is the key, not the U.S. Congress. Right now, the Keystone Service is massively...

Northbound out of Euston Station is 9:15PM, or 2115, with an expected arrival in Aberdeen of 7:35AM, 0735. Yes, there is a “seating” car or two, but its purpose is an early morning arrival at each terminus. The time of year I’ll be traveling, it’ll be all darkness.

The route I’d like to see rejuvenated is the Broadway Limited. This would “kill two stirds with one bone”. It creates the desired second daily Harrisburg to Pittsburgh train, and by departing quite early westbound out of New York, combined with running the Pennsylvanian a bit later than it...

I have already booked a trip from London Euston to Aberdeen, Scotland for this autumn. The new rolling stock took over this past weekend. As an Amtrak LD Fan, I am “stoked” for the trip. Authentic Scottish haggis shall be consumed.

If I recall correctly, another option from Baltimore Penn Station is the light rail that runs from it to the harbor. I’ve never taken it for a cruise connection, but I have for a Convention Center event. Not bad at all.