Barciur
OBS Chief
Hello
I'm a total noob when it comes to connections at AMTRAK. I've never done one myself, as I usually just travel on the Keystone service and nothing else.
I have a couple of questions though as I am planning on travelling from Lancaster to Baltimore by AMTRAK in a couple of weeks and was looking through my options.
So first stand out thing is this connection options. The Pennsylvanian arrived at 2:55 and it allows me to connect to a 1.5 hrs later NE at 4:30, despite the fact that there is a NE Regional at 3:27, so just 32 minutes after Pennsy is scheduled to arrive. Yet, the next Keystone to NE connection only wants 28 minutes, and a return connection from BAL to LNC via PHL in the early morning just states 15 mins is fine. Shown below:
My question is: is it because Pennsy is more likely to run into problems and be delayed hence they will not guarantee a connection, or is it a glitch in the system? Is buying a ticket like this even a guaranteed connection anyway? So If the Keystone is 40 min late and it gets in at 5:45, will I be put on a 6:08 NE no problem?
Thanks for your help!
I'm a total noob when it comes to connections at AMTRAK. I've never done one myself, as I usually just travel on the Keystone service and nothing else.
I have a couple of questions though as I am planning on travelling from Lancaster to Baltimore by AMTRAK in a couple of weeks and was looking through my options.
So first stand out thing is this connection options. The Pennsylvanian arrived at 2:55 and it allows me to connect to a 1.5 hrs later NE at 4:30, despite the fact that there is a NE Regional at 3:27, so just 32 minutes after Pennsy is scheduled to arrive. Yet, the next Keystone to NE connection only wants 28 minutes, and a return connection from BAL to LNC via PHL in the early morning just states 15 mins is fine. Shown below:
My question is: is it because Pennsy is more likely to run into problems and be delayed hence they will not guarantee a connection, or is it a glitch in the system? Is buying a ticket like this even a guaranteed connection anyway? So If the Keystone is 40 min late and it gets in at 5:45, will I be put on a 6:08 NE no problem?
Thanks for your help!
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