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Old Dec 10, 2018, 3:20 am
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GrayAnderson
 
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Originally Posted by DailyGrind

I get that it’s more expensive and should be. It’s easier and faster than NJ Transit. Just surprised to get two bumps in three months. But if they are looking to cover losses elsewhere in the system, PHL-NYP is an easy place to look. Trains are full these days. But at least kick one NJT off the tracks add one Amtrak in the evening for that extra $$$.
The problem is that, due to a tangle of improvements that NJT paid for to enable the Midtown Direct service, they "own" a bunch of slots. This isn't saying that Amtrak can't wedge an extra train per hour into the mix (I think they can at most hours, and indeed they're going to be adding additional Acelas once the Acela II order comes through), just that it isn't quite that simple.
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