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Posted by aem7ac on Sun May 24 14:30:07 2009, in response to Re: PHOTOS: Amtrak in the Philadelphia Area, posted by metrolinecoach111 on Sun May 24 14:07:31 2009. Actually I would beg to differ on that - it depends on where and when you observe the ridership - at 30th Street, yes the ridership is lower than at lets say South Station or Penn or Union - however, on Fridays those trains are pretty full...do u remember when NECIP II was first completed, there was a service called "Northeast Direct". it ran on a limited stop pattern between washington and boston, making the penn to boston leg in about 4 hr 15 mins. behind an AEM-7 or sometimes two AEM-7s, with a long string of amfleets (7-9 cahs). back then, the one way fare was something between $40 and $80 dependings on time of day or discounts. today the same service takes nearly 5 hours and makes every single local stop along the way scraping the walls, and is pulled by a crappy HHP-8 with only 5-6 coaches that have the "commuter style" capstone rebuild. the ticket costs between $80 and $140, depending on when you're travelling. what the hell happened to amtrak? 8 years of bush administration. |
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