Thirdrail7
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Some local areas will showcase their equipment. It is not out of the realm of possibility that Philadelphia's NTD exhibit will have additional equipment. The point is for local areas to tailor their needs based upon equipment availability , which may actually increase with this program.It appears that National Train Day as we know it may be gone. It looks like the closest location for NE and Mid Atlantic rail fans to see the Amtrak exhibit train will be Sat. Sept 19 at Philadelphia's 30th street station. I have no idea if Amtrak has anything planned beyond the exhibit train but hope that that some of the past NTD activities and events are still retained. NTD was a fun event and it was enjoyable attending it.
I've never been in the original Penn Station and perhaps this is the wrong to place, but how does the demolition of the original station come into play? Even if you had all of the space above to held expedite loading and unloading to reduce passenger congestion, track space is still at a premium and that is a major hold up. It seems to me that if the original Penn Station existed, it would be a different tent over the same circus.As for the Amtrak Exhibit train at NYP, it is very unlikely to ever stop there. A small underground station having to deal with six NJT commuter trains , Amtrak NEC, Cardinal, Lake Shore, Silvers and Crescent with two track tunnels leading into NYC isn't conducive to an event there. A train leaves or arrives at that station every 5 minutes and the place is always packed. Thank the people that put the wrecking ball to the original, large and beautiful Pennsylvania station that once stood there for a prime reason that an Amtrak exhibit train wont be there. .