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Passenger Trains > Train 42(19) not held for Train 30(18)Date: 10/19/14 13:34 Train 42(19) not held for Train 30(18) Author: GenePoon Train 30(18) missed connection to Train 42(19) by 18 minutes.
Write the bus company a check... * Train 30 of 10/18/2014. * Capitol Limited * CHI * * 1 640P * 640P Departed: on time. * TOL 1 1139P 1 1149P 147A 201A Departed: 2 hours and 12 minutes late. * CLE 2 145A 2 154A 427A 432A Departed: 2 hours and 38 minutes late. * PGH 2 505A 2 520A 748A 757A Departed: 2 hours and 37 minutes late. * Train 42 of 10/19/2014. * Pennsylvanian * PGH * * 1 730A * 730A Departed: on time. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/19/14 21:47 by GenePoon. Date: 10/19/14 13:50 Re: Train 42(19) not held for Train 30(18) Author: resqjon Probably a result from Saturday.....when 42(18) was held from departing for 1 hour and 22 minutes to wait for 30(17), which ultimately got stuck at Rochester, PA behind an outlawed NS train. 42 was then ordered to leave and never got 30's transfers anyway.
Jon Date: 10/19/14 14:06 Re: Train 42(19) not held for Train 30(18) Author: GenePoon It has also been reported that PennDOT (the Pennsylvanian between Pittsburgh
and Philadelphia is wholly state-supported) does not want the train delayed for mere connecting Amtrak passengers. The state pays the bills, Amtrak follows orders. And so, on the day it IS held, the connection is missed anyway... Date: 10/19/14 14:18 Re: Train 42(19) not held for Train 30(18) Author: jp1822 GenePoon Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > It has also been reported that PennDOT (the > Pennsylvanian between Pittsburgh > and Philadelphia is wholly state-supported) does > not want the train delayed for > mere connecting Amtrak passengers. The state pays > the bills, Amtrak follows > orders. > > And so, on the day it IS held, the connection is > missed anyway... Can't say I blame PennDOT for their hard line on operating the now state run Pennsylvanian, but PennDOT supposedly also made a case in regards to the Pennsylvanian that they should be cut some sort of financial break due to the transferees to/from train 29/30 (a train that receives no State subsidy like all other long distance trains). And supposedly they did reach a compromise. Soooo if that really is the case, PennDOT may want to cut some leeway on how long they would hold the Pennsylvanian? Date: 10/19/14 15:28 Re: Train 42(19) not held for Train 30(18) Author: joemvcnj Penn DOT was able to get the Pennsylvanian's annual bill from Amtrak lowered because of the connecting passengers. Penn DOT knew that the Capitol Ltd's deficit would go up if the Pennsylvanian came off. So if Penn DOT wants to be so ruthless about yanking the connection in disregarding the connecting passengrs, Amtrak should bill them for their original number.
Date: 10/19/14 16:52 Re: Train 42(19) not held for Train 30(18) Author: amanwtf What is train 39(18)? Is this a newly added train?
Date: 10/19/14 17:15 Re: Train 42(19) not held for Train 30(18) Author: Cole42 amanwtf Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > What is train 39(18)? Is this a newly added train? How 'bout a typo, hit the 9 instead of the 0 key. Date: 10/19/14 21:47 Re: Train 42(19) not held for Train 30(18) Author: GenePoon Right. The fat finger strikes again!
Date: 10/20/14 01:52 Re: Train 42(19) not held for Train 30(18) Author: mp51w The number of connecting passengers to the Pennsylvanian are substantial. Probably one of the systems biggest transfer loads mid-route (outside of other trains endpoints). It's still a crime that Baltimore and Philadelphia don't have a one seat from Chicago on that route.
Date: 10/20/14 18:42 Re: Train 42(19) not held for Train 30(18) Author: mp109 What happens to the Harrisburg passengers? Do they get subjected to a bus ride? Or do they go to Washington, then on a regional to Philadelphia and a Keystone to Harrisburg?
Date: 10/20/14 18:49 Re: Train 42(19) not held for Train 30(18) Author: The_Chief_Way Well, some would get a bus ride, some may get a refund if they want, and some may stay on 30 to WAS and
make conx there to go north. Kind of depends on their destination. also, the charter bus may feed into another train at Harrisburg. |