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#1 CNJRoss

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Posted 06 October 2015 - 12:50 PM

Mass Bay Railroad Enthusiasts email, 10/6:

 

 

ORDERING INFORMATION FOR
Amtrak Autumn Express to travel through
Hoosac Tunnel on Oct. 24 & 25

 

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Amtrak will operate its third annual "Amtrak Autumn Express" on Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25, 2015. The train will originate at the Albany-Rennsaeler Station and operate to Schenectady, via CP to Mechanicville and via Pan Am to North Adams and through the Hoosac Tunnel to East Deerfield, where the train will be wyed for the return trip to Albany via the same route.

Here are the details:
Depart ALB 8:00 AM, return ~6:00 PM
Depart SDY ~8:20 AM
These are the only two boarding locations!

Capacity: 560 passengers each day.
Fare: $129, includes box lunch in commemorative bag.
Train number: 805

Tickets went on sale at 10:00 AM EDT on Tuesday, October 6, 2015.

The web site to order tickets is:
www.amtrak.com/fall-foliage-aboard-the-autumn-express-train


As of 1:20 PM on Tuesday, seats were still available for both days. Instructions for ordering are detailed on the above web site.
 
Last year's Autumn Express trip out of Philadelphia sold out 1600 seats in a matter of minutes.

Please do not call Mass Bay RRE about this trip! We are not involved in ticket sales - this message is sent as a courtesy to our members & friends.

 

 



#2 Sloan

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Posted 06 October 2015 - 06:52 PM

Special train from Albany/Renselaer.  Pick Saturday or Sunday (October 24 or 25).

 

Info here:

 

http://www.amtrak.co...n-express-train



#3 CNJRoss

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Posted 09 October 2015 - 10:40 AM

Amtrak news release, 10/8:

 

ALL ABOARD THE AUTUMN EXPRESS!

Amtrak to again operate special excursion train

 

 

NEW YORK – Back by popular demand, the Amtrak Autumn Express will operate this year on October 24 and 25 through parts of New York, Vermont and Massachusetts.  This unique excursion is an opportunity to see parts of southern New England not visible by car on a route not traversed by passenger trains in decades.  

 

This year’s Autumn Express will take passengers through the scenic valleys of eastern New York, Southwestern Vermont and the beautiful Berkshire Hills of Western Massachusetts.  Experience the splendor of fall colors and travel through the historic five-mile-long Hoosac Tunnel.  Considered one of the nation’s civil engineering landmarks and completed in 1877, the Autumn Express will be the first passenger train through the tunnel in 30 years!

 

The train departs from Amtrak’s Albany-Rensselaer and Schenectady stations en route to East Deerfield, Mass. and returns via the same route.   

 

Tickets are now available and can be purchased online or by calling 1-800-USA-RAIL.  Seating is limited.  Tickets are $129 for adults. Children aged 2-12 ride for half price with each adult ticket. Passengers also receive a boxed lunch and souvenir tote.



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Posted 14 October 2015 - 02:00 PM

Attached are maps of the route:
  • AE_00P - Full route including distances and profile. The profile spike area is the location of the Hoosac Tunnel
  • AE-01 - Detailed map 1 (west end)
  • AE-02 - Detailed map 2 (west middle)
  • AE-03 - Detailed map 3 (east middle)
  • AE-04 - Detailed map 4 (east end)

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