A survey of NS's ability to deliver #30 into Pittsburgh -- the EB Capitol Limited -- suggests lousy OTP on a par with the Amtrak version of the National Limited (RIP, October 1979 or so). The average delay into Pittsburgh for #30, according to the friendly folks at amtrakdelays.com is three hours late.
Now back in the day when I was a teenage railfan attempting to snap the odd photo of the National Limited on the old PRR mainline a bicycle ride away from my house, a late train meant better light for me to photograph it. Even so, I really felt terrible for the folks expecting a reasonably on-time arrival.
It seems we are back to those days. Hopefully, we will avoid the route cuts that happened under the Carter administration.
Now back in the day when I was a teenage railfan attempting to snap the odd photo of the National Limited on the old PRR mainline a bicycle ride away from my house, a late train meant better light for me to photograph it. Even so, I really felt terrible for the folks expecting a reasonably on-time arrival.
It seems we are back to those days. Hopefully, we will avoid the route cuts that happened under the Carter administration.