Hiawatha Service: Amtrak, Wisconsin looking to add train runs

[Thirdrail7]

I suppose that's why NJT and SEPTA never "interlined" or pooled thru trains between New York and Philly....not to mention host Amtrak might take a dim view of the "competition" over their ROW....

I believe it was against their respective charters. However, I believe it can be amended if there isn't an interstate provider. I kind of remember it happening that way with the ACY service.

 

[jis]

The demand imbalance between north and south of Trenton will still remain an issue. Running an hourly ten MLV train to Philly and back will be an enormous act of running empty cars up and down the corridor, and running another hourly 4 or 6 car train occupying another slot in the tunnel will probably not be looked at favorably specially during rush hours. But that is for another thread another day