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[jis]

Y'all can have a pre-Fest Fest in the Club Acela in Philly

[KevinKorell]

Yeah Jishnu, now I have to have doubt as to whether NJ TRANSIT will get me there in time for there to be a pre-Fest Fest in the Club Acela.  That was "my" train.

[BillMagee]

Yeah Jishnu, now I have to have doubt as to whether NJ TRANSIT will get me there in time for there to be a pre-Fest Fest in the Club Acela.  That was "my" train.

 

There's always a ride from Cherry Hill to 30th Street available on demand.  NJ Transit will not undo the Fest!  

[KevinKorell]

Very much appreciated, Bill.  There is also a strike threat looming, which while it would begin midnight Wednesday night, I have to consider the inability to get back to my car afterwards if a strike happens and persists. So I am also looking at other alternatives that involve buses and/or boarding the Pennsylvanian sooner than Philly, or going a night earlier and staying in the area.

[BillMagee]

Very much appreciated, Bill.  There is also a strike threat looming, which while it would begin midnight Wednesday night, I have to consider the inability to get back to my car afterwards if a strike happens and persists. So I am also looking at other alternatives that involve buses and/or boarding the Pennsylvanian sooner than Philly, or going a night earlier and staying in the area.

For your reviewing your options if the strike occurs while you are away and your car is at NJT Cherry Hill, a PATCO ride to Woodcrest would make it easy for me to shuttle you over to your car.

[saxman]

I arrive into PHL on the Crecsent on Tuesday just after 12 noon. That afternoon I was think about a run to somewhere. I've never done the Atlantic City run. If not, a trip to Paoli and back is always on the books.

[KevinKorell]

Paoli always works, Chris, and depending on the schedule,  sometimes you can also go as far as Downingtown for the same cheap fare as PHL-PAO.   The transfer is much easier in DOW with an underpass instead of climbing the long stairs, walking over the steep bridge, and down the other side stairs.

[BillMagee]

Last issue of the train performance charts.  Data begins March 1 and is up-to-date through this morning.

 

#43 - Great on-time performance.  Figure on-time or early into Pittsburgh.

 

#29 - Good on-time performance.  Figure close to on-time out of Pittsburgh, maybe an hour late into Chicago.

 

#7/27 - Very good on-time performance.  Figure close to on-time into St. Paul.

 

#8/28 - Pretty poor performance.  Figure about two hours late leaving St. Paul, and about three hours late  getting to Chicago.  The performance of 8/28 is highly variable day-to-day.

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[steve4031]

Thank you for the sumnary

[KevinKorell]

At this time please consider the last train accommodations chart sent via e-mail to those travelling to be final, as final as can be just before the Fest.  Hopefully we don't play Musical Roomettes, but sometimes we encounter bad-ordered rooms or other car-wide issues.