AMTRAK Speed Demons on the NEC

FastTrax · Jan 19, 2022

https://nec.amtrak.com

www.openstreetmap.org/relation//1269021

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_Corridor

AEM-7

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_AEM-7

HHP-8

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier-Alstom_HHP-8

ACELA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acela

ACS-64

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siemens_ACS-64

oldman · Jan 28, 2022

Love riding the Amtrak. Brought my Corvette back from Florida on the auto train. What fun that was. Really, it was great. My wife and I traveled back and forth on the Amtrak to NYC back when it was safer to go to NYC. Loved walking around Times Square, Fifth Avenue, the theater district and of course Rockefeller Center. Good restaurants and great Italian food. There was this little Italian bakery we would go to each time up there, just to buy some of their cannoli's. The best there was. Hop on the train and go anywhere in just a short time or take a cab, if you aren't in a hurry. Get the right cabbie and he can show you the town like no travel agent ever will. We did that at our friend's suggestion. It cost me about $120 plus the tip for over an hour, but what a great tour and an excellent driver. He was a Lifelong New York City dweller that lived in Queens. I had him come back the next day to our hotel and take us down to Grand Central Station to catch the train home. A really nice man.

FastTrax · Jan 28, 2022

oldman said:
Love riding the Amtrak. Brought my Corvette back from Florida on the auto train. What fun that was. Really, it was great. My wife and I traveled back and forth on the Amtrak to NYC back when it was safer to go to NYC. Loved walking around Times Square, Fifth Avenue, the theater district and of course Rockefeller Center. Good restaurants and great Italian food. There was this little Italian bakery we would go to each time up there, just to buy some of their cannoli's. The best there was. Hop on the train and go anywhere in just a short time or take a cab, if you aren't in a hurry. Get the right cabbie and he can show you the town like no travel agent ever will. We did that at our friend's suggestion. It cost me about $120 plus the tip for over an hour, but what a great tour and an excellent driver. He was a Lifelong New York City dweller that lived in Queens. I had him come back the next day to our hotel and take us down to Grand Central Station to catch the train home. A really nice man.

A decent and honest hack in NYC. He spoke fluent English right? LOL

FastTrax · Jan 28, 2022

oldman said:
Love riding the Amtrak. Brought my Corvette back from Florida on the auto train. What fun that was. Really, it was great. My wife and I traveled back and forth on the Amtrak to NYC back when it was safer to go to NYC. Loved walking around Times Square, Fifth Avenue, the theater district and of course Rockefeller Center. Good restaurants and great Italian food. There was this little Italian bakery we would go to each time up there, just to buy some of their cannoli's. The best there was. Hop on the train and go anywhere in just a short time or take a cab, if you aren't in a hurry. Get the right cabbie and he can show you the town like no travel agent ever will. We did that at our friend's suggestion. It cost me about $120 plus the tip for over an hour, but what a great tour and an excellent driver. He was a Lifelong New York City dweller that lived in Queens. I had him come back the next day to our hotel and take us down to Grand Central Station to catch the train home. A really nice man.

Autotrain 52/53 is AMTRAKS only route in the U S of A that turns a fairly decent profit. Not even the Northeast Corridor operation from Washington to Boston, Philadelphia to Lancaster and the NYP to Albany route can claim that title.

Anyway here goes, enjoy

AMTRAK Speed Demons on the NEC

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