by The EGE
Amtrak seems to only use "Service" for routes (or groups of routes) with more than one daily round trip: Keystone Service, Wolverine Service, Hiawatha Service, Lincoln Service, Silver Service.
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The EGE wrote: ↑Sat Jun 15, 2019 11:04 pm Amtrak seems to only use "Service" for routes (or groups of routes) with more than one daily round trip: Keystone Service, Wolverine Service, Hiawatha Service, Lincoln Service, Silver Service.I think that's as it should be. For a corridor length of a few hundred miles one train a day (was "one-a-day" Col. Perkowski's phrase?) can't be considered a service.
Tadman wrote: ↑Mon Jun 17, 2019 4:55 pmBTR >? NOL service could go right by the airport MSY
Unfortunately the City of NO rides right past the airport, but the Crescent's NS line goes nowhere near, and neither does the Sunset. That would mean anything on those routes would have to back into NOUPT then travel to the airport, then return to NOUPT for service at the yard nearby.
Tadman wrote: ↑Mon Jun 17, 2019 4:55 pm Tell you what would make sense in this new train - service to MSY airport in New Orleans. They just built a new terminal, and there are lots of tracks near the airfield. There are commercial airports in Mobile and Pascagoula, but the flights are expensive and infrequent. The same would make sense for a corridor train to Baton Rouge or Lafayette.Unfortunately the new terminal just moved to the opposite side of the airport as far away as possible from active rail tracks. No shot that they'd build a station and a people mover for 1 - 2 trains a day. That being said, add in half-hourly airport rail shuttle from New Orleans Terminal, then you're talking...
Unfortunately the City of NO rides right past the airport, but the Crescent's NS line goes nowhere near, and neither does the Sunset. That would mean anything on those routes would have to back into NOUPT then travel to the airport, then return to NOUPT for service at the yard nearby.
Mobile to study fares, ridership if Amtrak returns to city
The Mobile City Council is delaying a proposal that endorsed the return of passenger rail service to the Gulf Coast through Mobile.
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Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson expressed concern about passenger trains potentially blocking access to the city's cruise-ship terminal.
Councilman Joel Daves also questioned Amtrak ridership interest in Mobile.
"I want to be absolutely clear, I am not opposed to the return of passenger rail service," Daves said. "I think it's too early to move ahead with respect to this resolution asking the governor to move forward. There are too many unanswered questions."
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