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    Amtrak Hubs

    From Amtrak Service Line Plans FY20-24 : "Chicago Union Station is the HUB of Amtrak’s National Network". There is no other mention of a HUB station in the network.
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    How to get to Landsdale, PA from Florida?

    To add to the previous reply, here is a complete schedule : https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/timetables/Silver-Service-Palmetto-Schedule-111119.pdf https://www.septa.org/m/schedules/rail/w/LAN_0.html Connection at 30th Street Station is simply a walk to...
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    Night Owl (sleeper?)

    Actually I believe they did - for a time. It was called the "Twilight Shoreliner (67)" - BOS-NYC-PHL-WAS-Richmond-Newport News. Here's the schedule: http://www.timetables.org/browse/?group=19980517ne&item=0004 Click on "Retrieve Full-Size Image".
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    The cramped Union Station Claytor concourse

    https://wtop.com/business-finance/2019/01/amtrak-taking-bids-for-major-union-station-makeover/
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    Amtrak launching nonstop NYC-DC Acela (suspended 3/10-5/26)

    Will this non-stop be a scaled down Acela train set, to support the lower passenger loads? Will this extra train (if it is), affect the financial success of the multi-stop Acelas? Is the actual intent of this "experiment" to test whether it draws passengers away from the DC-NYC air route?. IMO...
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    Australian taking on an Amtrak Adventure

    As long as you don't attempt to compare Amtrak to the IP or the Ghan, you might actually survive the journey with a B- rating. :rolleyes:
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    NEC and Long Distance Trains

    I'm certain everyone remembers when Amtrak attempted NYC-WAS Acela non-stop, bypassing 30th Street altogether. Didn't last too long though. I vaguely recall it was an attempt to compete with the airlines LGA-DCA shuttle services.
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    Amtrak website only lists airport car rental locations

    Something is either very wrong with the Web Site, or Amtrak is having a problem with the rental car companies. Hertz, Avis, Budget and Alamo all have rental car counters inside 30th Street Station, yet none are shown on the referenced Amtrak Web Pages. Of the above, Hertz is the only one listed...
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    Sunset Limited Eastern Terminus

    Has there been any recent discussions (or rumors) about re-starting the Sunset Limited through to Jacksonville ? Or is the NOL-JAX extension essentially dead forever?
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    Train connection to rental car at Lordsburg or Deming?

    I know both areas. There are no car rental agencies in either location, but there are in SC. El Paso is closer to SC than Tucson. If unfamiliar with the area, may be best not to drive UP to SC from either Tucson or EP in the dark.
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    Rail Pass - Upgrade Surcharge Process?

    How can I view the "Sleeping Car Surcharge" for a USA Rail Pass Segment? In other words, is the Surcharge the Difference between the listed "Premium" Fare and the "Saver" Fare, or the "Value" Fare, or the "Flexible" Fare, or ?
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    National Day Without Trains

    AND here's potentially another reason why: <Amtrak Sues Union Station Over Delta Air Lines Ads> "Amtrak is suing Union Station (DC) over wall advertisements inside the station. The transit agency is demanding the removal of ads for Delta Air Lines. Amtrak said its lease at the transit hub...
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    Annual Pittsburgh to Philadelphia Ridership on the Pennsylvanian

    Does anyone have any statistics on the above. I'm only asking about PIT-PHL, not PIT-NYC, which I know is available.
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    Last Year of 30th Street Station Mechanical Train Status

    Does anyone know what year 30th Street Station changed from the Flap Boards to LEDs? God I miss those things !!
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    old NYP vs Grand Central

    This is one of the too few threads that make this Forum interesting. What are the really classic, in use, big stations still left and have they evolved positively or not, over that past 10 years or so?
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