July Amtrak Mileage Tally Submissions, and earlier trips Options

[BillMagee]

John : your Amtrak Mileage Tally submission has been recorded as follows:

11-Jul-08 : Amtrak Train 281 Empire Service; from New York (Penn Station), NY to Rochester, NY ; 370 miles
13-Jul-08 : Amtrak Train 286 Empire Service; from Rochester, NY to New York (Penn Station), NY ; 370 miles

This submission added 2 segments and 740 miles to your 2008 totals.
Your 2008 totals are 2 segments and 740 miles. Your 2007 totals were 7 segments and 3,444 miles
Your 2008 mileage is 1.5% of 48,715 total miles submitted by all participants to date.
You are presently ranked 14 out of 18 participants.

[KevinKorell]

And the summer OTOL Fest miles begin to pour in:

7/19/08: PHL-TPA Train #91 Silver Star, 1174 miles
7/21/08: TPA-MIA Train #91 Silver Star, 257 miles
7/23/08: MIA-PHL Train #98 Silver Meteor, 1298 miles

Total: 2729 miles

Of course please check the above for accuracy, as it takes a lot of math to figure out Silver Star mileage based on the timetables.

Thanks, Bill!

[jis]

For OTOL Summer Fest:

7/19/08: NYP - TPA Train #91 Silver Star, 1223 miles
7/21/08: TPA - MIA Train #91 Silver Star, 257 miles
7/23/08: MIA - NYP Train #98 Silver Meteor, 1389 miles

Jishnu

[Jack615]

Jack615

Also OTOL Fest Mileage

7/20 #195 Regional BOS-WAS 457 mi
7/20 #91 Silver Star WAS-HOL 1192 Mi
7/23 #98 Silver Meteor HOL-NYP 1375 Mi
7/24 #86 Regional NYP-BOS 231 MI

Was a great time, sorry we didnt get to meet up in Tampa Bill

[BillMagee]

The Fest Miles begin to arrive...

First, there is the issue of the mileages of the Silver Star verses the Silver Meteor. That requires some math to be employed to get the correct mileages for the Silver Star. Here's how it works:

For all stops between New York south to but not including Savannah, the timetable miles are correct for both trains.

The route of the Silver Star via Raleigh and Columbia is 42 miles longer to Savannah than the Silver Meteor's route via Florence and Charleston. So, to get the correct mileage for the Star, you must add 42 miles to the timetable miles for stations from Savannah to Lakeland (both stops).

Then, the out and back to Tampa taken by the Silver Star adds another 91 miles as compared to the Meteor's direct route from Kissimmee to Winter Haven. Add those 91 miles to the 42 extra miles via Columbia, and you then add 133 miles to the timetable mileages to get the Silver Star's mileages for all stops from Winter Haven to Miami. Bottom line: NYP-MIA is 1389 miles via the Silver Meteor and 1522 miles via the Silver Star.

So..., here we go!

First, me:

BillMagee : my Amtrak Mileage Tally submission has been recorded as follows:

19-Jul-08 : Amtrak Train 91 Silver Star; from Philadelphia (30th Street Station), PA to Tampa, FL ; 1174 miles

This submission added 1 segment and 1,174 miles to my 2008 totals.
My 2008 totals are 11 segments and 3,639 miles. My 2007 totals were 4 segments and 1,412 miles
My 2008 mileage is 6.2% of 58,874 total miles submitted by all participants to date.
I am presently ranked 7 out of 19 participants.


Now Jack (and welcome to the 2008 Tally. Sorry we missed by a day in Tampa).

Jack615 : your Amtrak Mileage Tally submission has been recorded as follows:

20-Jul-08 : Amtrak Train 195 Regional; from Boston (South Station), MA to Washington, DC ; 457 miles
20-Jul-08 : Amtrak Train 91 Silver Star; from Washington, DC to Hollywood, FL ; 1282 miles
23-Jul-08 : Amtrak Train 98 Silver Meteor; from Hollywood, FL to New York (Penn Station), NY ; 1375 miles
24-Jul-08 : Amtrak Train 86 Regional; from New York (Penn Station), NY to Boston (South Station), MA ; 231 miles

This submission added 4 segments and 3,345 miles to your 2008 totals.
Your 2008 totals are 4 segments and 3,345 miles. Your 2007 totals were 3 segments and 762 miles
Your 2008 mileage is 5.7% of 58,874 total miles submitted by all participants to date.
You are presently ranked 8 out of 19 participants.

And Jishnu:

Jishnu : your Amtrak Mileage Tally submission has been recorded as follows:

19-Jul-08 : Amtrak Train 91 Silver Star; from New York (Penn Station), NY to Tampa, FL ; 1265 miles
21-Jul-08 : Amtrak Train 91 Silver Star; from Tampa, FL to Miami, FL ; 257 miles
23-Jul-08 : Amtrak Train 98 Silver Meteor; from Miami, FL to New York (Penn Station), NY ; 1389 miles

This submission added 3 segments and 2,911 miles to your 2008 totals.
Your 2008 totals are 20 segments and 7,514 miles. Your 2007 totals were 35 segments and 13,139 miles
Your 2008 mileage is 12.8% of 58,874 total miles submitted by all participants to date.
You are presently ranked 2 out of 19 participants.


Finally, the FestMaster himself:

Kevin : your Amtrak Mileage Tally submission has been recorded as follows:

19-Jul-08 : Amtrak Train 91 Silver Star; from Philadelphia (30th Street Station), PA to Tampa, FL ; 1174 miles
21-Jul-08 : Amtrak Train 91 Silver Star; from Tampa, FL to Miami, FL ; 257 miles
23-Jul-08 : Amtrak Train 98 Silver Meteor; from Miami, FL to Philadelphia (30th Street Station), PA ; 1298 miles

This submission added 3 segments and 2,729 miles to your 2008 totals.
Your 2008 totals are 12 segments and 4,707 miles. Your 2007 totals were 32 segments and 10,728 miles
Your 2008 mileage is 8.0% of 58,874 total miles submitted by all participants to date.
You are presently ranked 6 out of 19 participants.

Whew!!!

[AlanB]

Well I guess it's time to add my fest related miles here Bill.

07/16/08 NYP-WAS 2117 226 Miles
07/16/08 WAS-NYP 2124 226 Miles
07/19/08 NYP-TPA 91 1265 Miles
07/21/08 TPA-HOL 91 243 Miles
07/23/08 MIA-NYP 98 1389 Miles

Grand total 3,349 Miles.

The trip on the 16th was fest related, as I met Eric Minton at EWR and rode RT on Acela to get him from EWR via NYP to WAS.

Thanks Bill!

[NJCoastExp]

91(19) NYP-TPA 1265 miles
91(20) TPA-HOL 243 miles
98(23) HOL-NWK 1365 miles

I had a BLAST

[steve4031]

I have several submissions for July.

On July 3
Washington DC to Philly on acela 135 miles
Philadalphia to Harrisburg on Keystne 100 miles

Harrisburg to Philly on Keyston 100 miles
Philly to DC on Acela 135 miles

July 21st

Tampa to Miami on 91 98 254 miles (Not entirely sure if I read the mileage correctly on this one)

July 23rd

Miami to NYP on 98 1,389 (I think this mileage is via 98's route)

July 24th NYP to Chicago on 49 959 miles.

Thank you

[BillMagee]

Alan : your Amtrak Mileage Tally submission has been recorded as follows:

16-Jul-08 : Amtrak Train 2217 Acela Express; from New York (Penn Station), NY to Washington, DC ; 226 miles
16-Jul-08 : Amtrak Train 2124 Acela Express; from Washington, DC to New York (Penn Station), NY ; 226 miles
19-Jul-08 : Amtrak Train 91 Silver Star; from New York (Penn Station), NY to Tampa, FL ; 1265 miles
21-Jul-08 : Amtrak Train 91 Silver Star; from Tampa, FL to Hollywood, FL ; 243 miles
23-Jul-08 : Amtrak Train 98 Silver Meteor; from Miami, FL to New York (Penn Station), NY ; 1389 miles

This submission added 5 segments and 3,349 miles to your 2008 totals.
Your 2008 totals are 20 segments and 8,916 miles. Your 2007 totals were 34 segments and 14,088 miles
Your 2008 mileage is 13.1% of 68,179 total miles submitted by all participants to date.
You are presently ranked 1 out of 20 participants.

Piotr : your Amtrak Mileage Tally submission has been recorded as follows:

19-Jul-08 : Amtrak Train 91 Silver Star; from New York (Penn Station), NY to Tampa, FL ; 1265 miles
21-Jul-08 : Amtrak Train 91 Silver Star; from Tampa, FL to Hollywood, FL ; 243 miles
23-Jul-08 : Amtrak Train 98 Silver Meteor; from Hollywood, FL to Newark, NJ ; 1365 miles

This submission added 3 segments and 2,873 miles to your 2008 totals.
Your 2008 totals are 3 segments and 2,873 miles. Your 2007 totals were 4 segments and 2,127 miles
Your 2008 mileage is 4.2% of 68,179 total miles submitted by all participants to date.
You are presently ranked 12 out of 20 participants.

Steve : your Amtrak Mileage Tally submission has been recorded as follows:

3-Jul-08 : Amtrak Train 2104 Acela Express; from Washington, DC to Philadelphia (30th Street Station), PA ; 135 miles
3-Jul-08 : Amtrak Train 609 Keystone; from Philadelphia (30th Street Station), PA to Harrisburg, PA ; 104 miles
3-Jul-08 : Amtrak Train 650 Keystone; from Harrisburg, PA to Philadelphia (30th Street Station), PA ; 104 miles
3-Jul-08 : Amtrak Train 2167 Acela Express; from Philadelphia (30th Street Station), PA to Washington, DC ; 135 miles
21-Jul-08 : Amtrak Train 91 Silver Star; from Tampa, FL to Miami, FL ; 257 miles
23-Jul-08 : Amtrak Train 98 Silver Meteor; from Miami, FL to New York (Penn Station), NY ; 1389 miles
24-Jul-08 : Amtrak Train 49 Lake Shore Limited; from New York (Penn Station), NY to Chicago, IL ; 959 miles

This submission added 7 segments and 3,083 miles to your 2008 totals.
Your 2008 totals are 15 segments and 6,350 miles. Your 2007 totals were 18 segments and 8,628 miles
Your 2008 mileage is 9.3% of 68,179 total miles submitted by all participants to date.
You are presently ranked 4 out of 20 participants.

[steve4031]

I think the keystone service was 609 30th street to Harrisburg and 650 coming back. It was Acela 2104 dc to 30th street and acela 2167 30th street to DC. I should have done that the first time around. Sorry about being lazy.