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- Feb 21, 2013
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I mean the train, not the people.
I was just looking at the route for Thanksgiving time PHL to PGH and was again reminded how useless this route is. I'm not going to pay for a long (7.5 hours) train ride that takes up the entire day, leaving PHL after noon and getting to PGH around 8pm. The day is over. The eastbound schedule is more reasonable.
Until we get high speed rail I think the minimum this route needs is 3 trains a day. Assuming it really takes 7.5 hours for the trip, I would like these options:
dep PHL 8:00am arr PGH 3:30pm
dep PHL 12:00pm arr PGH 7:30pm (with a diner in operation the whole time)
dep PHL midnight arr PGH 7:30am (with sleepers)
The main thing is there needs to be an overnight train with sleepers both ways. It could even be all sleepers. I don't understand why there aren't more sleepers, and it could be marketed as a convenience for business travelers.
All these trains could also originate in New York 1.5 hours earlier.
I was just looking at the route for Thanksgiving time PHL to PGH and was again reminded how useless this route is. I'm not going to pay for a long (7.5 hours) train ride that takes up the entire day, leaving PHL after noon and getting to PGH around 8pm. The day is over. The eastbound schedule is more reasonable.
Until we get high speed rail I think the minimum this route needs is 3 trains a day. Assuming it really takes 7.5 hours for the trip, I would like these options:
dep PHL 8:00am arr PGH 3:30pm
dep PHL 12:00pm arr PGH 7:30pm (with a diner in operation the whole time)
dep PHL midnight arr PGH 7:30am (with sleepers)
The main thing is there needs to be an overnight train with sleepers both ways. It could even be all sleepers. I don't understand why there aren't more sleepers, and it could be marketed as a convenience for business travelers.
All these trains could also originate in New York 1.5 hours earlier.