"From Wednesday, July 17 through Monday, August 12, 2013, the ClubAcela at Philadelphia 30th St. Station will be closed for the carpet to be replaced. The soft drink and snack area will be updated, and other improvements made.
A temporary ClubAcela will be established on the east side of the north waiting room. This is the large open space between the ticket counter and the passenger service office. The area will be closed off, appropriate signage put in place, the lounge furniture will be moved downstairs and set up, and light refreshments and snacks will continue to be provided. There will be some electric outlets available. The attendant will staff this area and provide the same services that are provided in the regular location."
ACRF/Amtrak trips
#91
Posted 09 July 2013 - 10:22 AM
#92
Posted 09 July 2013 - 11:28 AM
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#93
Posted 09 July 2013 - 02:55 PM
#94
Posted 11 July 2013 - 07:04 PM
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#95
Posted 12 July 2013 - 06:27 PM
This is train 3267, 5:43 Long Branch express with connection to Bay Head. South Amboy is next. First and last cars are Quiet Cars. All tickets please.
#96
Posted 12 July 2013 - 08:54 PM
Sorry I'm going to miss you, but happy you can join for the day.And last minute addition to OTOL Fest.
I will be joining for Friday 7/19 FBG turn.
I just got my work schedule for the week today.
#97
Posted 13 July 2013 - 12:45 PM
#98
Posted 14 July 2013 - 10:31 AM
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#99
Posted 18 July 2013 - 09:53 PM
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#100
Posted 20 July 2013 - 08:02 PM
I thank both Penny and Bill for keeping these stats over the past few months. Statistics are an interesting thing, and it's good to see the probability of a connection being made vs. being missed.
But now while I'm sure Penny will update her data to show what happened to the train of July 15th where it would have mattered had anyone tried to make a turnaround at Winter Park or Orlando from Train 97 to 98, here is what happened:
97 at WPK: 12:33 PM - 12 minutes late
97 at ORL: 12:55 PM - on time
98 at ORL: 2:10 PM - 35 minutes late
98 at WPK: 2:31 PM - 39 minutes late
So the connection would have been made in either place with an almost 2 hour dwell at Winter Park, and a 1 hour 15 minute dwell at Orlando. Not to step on anyone's toes, but I wanted to research the times before they rolled off Amtrak's site.
FWIW, 98 got to JAX at 5:15 PM that evening, 27 minutes late. Debatable whether anyone would have wanted to first go downtown and ride the Skyway, eat dinner, etc. and then go back.
I have updated my spreadsheet to include 7/15 and 7/16. As Kevin stated, the connection between 97 and 98 would have worked on July 15th. I think we got lucky on July 16th since our layover in Cary was not as long as the average over the last few months. I have emailed my spreadsheet to Kevin. I really do not see any value in it now, but if anyone would like a copy, please let me know. Kevin, please feel free to "trash" it if you wish - it will not hurt my feelings.
Edited by pennyk, 20 July 2013 - 08:02 PM.
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