April 27th 2008
This little-used service to Hoboken is eliminated on weekends as of May 11. It will eliminate the use of a trainset and crew with the remaining service run with 3 trainsets. Except for a St. Patrick’s parade in Hoboken, I have never witnessed more than 6 people on board those trains east of Newark. That […]
January 18th 2008
The Associated Press is reporting (via the Asbury Park Press) that Amtrak has reached a deal with its unions and there will not be a strike:
Amtrak has reached a deal with its union averting a possible strike at the end of this month, people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.
The deal averts not […]
November 4th 2007
On October 29, Amtrak abolished most service at Princeton Junction, including most Keystone service and The Pennsylvanian. On weekdays, only 3 early morning southbound and 3 evening northbound trains will stop, 2 being Regionals and 1 being a Keystone. Weekend service will consist of only a Keystone frequency in either direction in the morning each […]
November 3rd 2007
At 2 AM on Sunday, Amtrak trains will enter another dimension of time and space. When the time changes from daylight to standard time, any Amtrak trains operating on schedule will instantly be running one hour ahead of schedule. In order to let the time “catch up” to the schedule, the trains will […]
May 20th 2007
NARP has placed their PowerPoint presentation from the May 12 Region 3 meeting online (in PDF form) on their blog. The presentation is available to NARP members and non-members. Take a look.
March 28th 2007
Yesterday, Rep. Scott Garrett (R-5) voted in favor of an amendment which would prohibit Amtrak from spending security enhancement funds on long-distance train routes. The amendment failed (that’s good), but I wonder why the Congressman from Wantage thinks long-distance passengers deserve less security than other rail passengers.
March 26th 2007
Old-timers will remember David Stockman. He was Ronald Reagan’s Budget Director and was on a quest to destroy Amtrak. So what is he up to now? Well, Mr. Stockman was indicted today and charged with a total of eight counts of conspiracy, bank fraud, securities fraud, wire fraud and obstruction while chairman […]
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