An alert reader has pointed out that a relevant bit of information was left out of my last post about Amtrak’s On Time Performance: the official tolerances or wiggle room allowed before any given train is considered to be late. Here they are: If the route is 250 miles or less, tolerance is 10…
I really hope that something can be done to ensure better, more consistent on time performance for Amtrak’s long-distance trains. Late trains cost me money. In fact, they costs me money even when they run on time because I literally add days to any mainland trip, which mean extra nights in hotels and other expenses….
Some time ago – it was probably back in the early 90s – I was on Amtrak’s Empire Builder heading to Seattle. On the second afternoon, somewhere in the eastern part of Montana, I was having an enjoyable lunch in the dining car. One of my tablemates was a delightful man from England on an…
Well, good! The National Association of Railroad Passengers has formally asked the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Anthony Foxx, to bring the parties together and see what can be done to get Amtrak’s Empire Builder back on some kind of reasonable schedule. Ross Capon, NARP president and CEO summed the association’s concerns up in the following…