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NEW AMTRAK TIMETABLE TAKES EFFECT
TODAY
Next week, Amtrak restores the San Antonio-Houston-New Orleans portion
of the Sunset Ltd. The first New Orleans-bound train 2 leaves Los
Angeles Wed., Nov. 2 and arrives Houston and New Orleans Fri., Nov.
4.
The first westbound train 1 leaves New Orleans and Houston Fri., Nov.
4.
The schedule is the same as that shown in the "Spring-Summer 2005"
timetable. (The new timetable shows no times east of San Antonio.)
New Jersey Transit says it will add 3,000 additional peak hour
seats on
the Northeast Corridor into and out of New York, when two added
New
York-Trenton express round-trips begin Monday, Oct. 31. Eventually,
NJT's Trenton trains will be re-equipped with recently-unveiled
Bombardier bi-level coaches that offer roomy 2-2 seating and
fit New
York City tunnels.
Meanwhile, today marks the final runs of three Amtrak New
York-Philadelphia trains--6:30 AM from Philadelphia and 5:30
and 6:09 PM
from New York. Through a combination of Regional and Keystone
trains,
Amtrak will offer roughly 30-minute headways in the rush hour
peak
directions New York-Philadelphia (but no departures from Phila.
between
5:55 and 6:55 AM).
Starting Oct. 31, Amtrak will reduce--but not eliminate--service
at
Cornwells Heights. Weekday departures from Cornwells Heights
(CWH) to
New York will be 6:15 AM (#630) and 7:43 AM (#180). Return trips
will
depart New York at 6:38 PM (#193) and 7:32 PM (#655). (CWH is
not shown
in the new, national timetable.)
Train 630 will depart Philadelphia at 5:55 AM, five minutes earlier
than
shown in the printed timetable.
Also Oct. 31, Amtrak California will add more Thruway service
connecting
with the San Joaquins. The Stockton-San Jose route will extend
to serve
Caltrain commute stations at Sunnyvale (station code SVL), Mountain
View
(MNV), and Palo Alto (PLC). Benicia (BCI) will be added to Thruways
from
Martinez. A new route offers two round trips Merced--Los Banos
(LBO)--Hollister (HLR)--San Juan Bautista (SJB)--Salinas--Monterey.
Bakersfield- Coachella Valley service will double, with a new
Indio
round-trip via Palm Springs. A second bus will also serve Hemet
via Ontario and Riverside.
(Source: National Association of
RR Psgrs.)
SENATE PASSES AMTRAK FUNDING
AMTRAK RIDERSHIP: THIRD YEAR OF RECORD PATRONAGE
Amtrak announced that in FY2005 just ended
it had counted 25,374,998 passengers, for the third straight year of record
ridership. Most impressive was that this happened in spite of major disruptions
to service due to hurricanes and the down time of the Acela high-speed
trains. The full report along with detailed route-by-route figures can
be found on the Amtrak site at this
link.
AMTRAK ADVOCATES PUZZLE OVER
PLAN TO SEPARATE CORRIDOR FROM REST OF AMTRAK
AMTRAK WILL STUDY POSSIBILITY
OF SEPARATE NEC CORPORATION
RAIL ADVOCATES ASKED TO CONTACT
THEIR SENATORS NOW
AMTRAK TO DELAY FARE INCREASE
(Sep
16)
The upgraded Berkeley CA Amtrak
stop was ceremonially opened on Saturday, Sep 17.
AMTRAK TO RAISE FARES SEP 20
AMTRAK PRESIDENT UPDATES EMPLOYEES
ON GULF COAST SITUATION
AMTRAK SERVICE ADJUSTMENTS
IN THE GULF COAST
EVACUATION IN
TODAY'S TRANSPORTATION MONOCULTURE By Robert W. Rynerson
EFFECTS OF HURRICANE
KATRINA UPON LOUISIANA (Aug 29)
AMTRAK LAUNCHES
UPGRADED EMPIRE BUILDER
STARLIGHT
TO EMPIRE BUILDER CONNECTION ENDED
DOWNEASTER FUNDING
IS ASSURED
PIONEER ROUTE
REINSTATEMENT REQUESTED IN LOTT BILL
LOTT-LAUTENBERG BILL
PROVISIONS IMPORTANT FOR PASSENGER RAIL
SENATE COMMITTEE PASSES LOTT-LAUTENBERG
AMTRAK AUTHORIZATION BILL
SENATE COMMITTEE TO
ACT ON AMTRAK AUTHORIZATION TODAY
NARP applauds their bill
SENATE COMMITTEE ADDS
$50 MILLION TO AMTRAK FUNDING
CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR TO BE HIT WITH DETOURS IN
LATE SUMMER AND FALL
CALIFORNIA TRAINS
REACH MORE RIDERSHIP RECORDS
SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE OKAYS $1.4
BILLION FOR AMTRAK
DOT WANTS TO CUT OUT
SLEEPING CAR, DINER, LOUNGE AND CHECKED BAGGAGE SERVICE ON AMTRAK TO SAVE
MONEY.
NARP RELEASES REBUTTAL TO PROPOSAL:
HOUSE VOTE SAVES AMTRAK FUNDING
SUMMER SOLSTICE IN BERLIN 1971
HOUSE COMMITTEE FAILS TO INCREASE
AMTRAK FUNDS
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