Keystone discussion

[Wilbur1010]

It’s March 19. Check it out. It makes no sense to me. train 665. It says 100 percent for the whole leg. But 10 percent or less to Phila. same train. I don’t get it.

 

[Widfara]

Thank you! I just thought maybe they would always go from the same track. Is the new station in NYC as crazy as Penn Station? I just recall it was always a mad rush. Is this more organized? We will be there probably an hour before our departure. So, I need to just relax. LOL

New passenger facilities, same old tracks, running at near-maximum capacity.
Dispatchers constantly juggling trains and tracks to get them in and out.

 

[Mystic River Dragon]

It’s March 19. Check it out. It makes no sense to me. train 665. It says 100 percent for the whole leg. But 10 percent or less to Phila. same train. I don’t get it.

Because they swarm on at NYP, take every seat, and really do get off in Philadelphia—I don’t know why unless it’s for a Phillies-Mets game, which of course isn’t happening on March 19. Maybe some of them coming home from a St. Patrick’s Day weekend? Sundays are particularly bad. I live in southern New Jersey, and I’ve stopped traveling by train on Sundays.

Not sure what direction you’re starting from, but could you start from a different station and take the regional? (Like New Haven if you’re coming from the north, for example.) So you can avoid New York with redcaps who sometimes don’t bother to show up, plus people rushing around and knocking you over as you try to find the right platform.

The Keystone between Philly and Harrisburg is a lovely and relaxing experience, with the beautiful farm country—I would save the Keystone for that.

I have spent 50 years finding ways to avoid NYC—not easy, but it is sometimes possible.

 

[Acela150]

It’s March 19. Check it out. It makes no sense to me. train 665. It says 100 percent for the whole leg. But 10 percent or less to Phila. same train. I don’t get it.

Don't worry about it. That whole "how full is the train" thing is a mess anyway west to Harrisburg.

 

[AmtrakBlue]

It’s March 19. Check it out. It makes no sense to me. train 665. It says 100 percent for the whole leg. But 10 percent or less to Phila. same train. I don’t get it.

As Acela150 said, it’s a computer issue. If it was 100% booked it would show Sold Out.

 

[Wilbur1010]

As Acela150 said, it’s a computer issue. If it was 100% booked it would show Sold Out.

Thank you