Buff (and Everyone:)
The biggest drawback of using the two NJT 8 car Arrow Three in Amtrak service was that they are
restricted to 80 mph in service - the NYP-WAS Thanksgiving Holiday schedule shows running times
are longer using this equipment. The Arrows had two factors in their favor for Amtrak to use them
on the Sunday after Thanksgiving: Rest Rooms and extra luggage space available (especially in
the center door area which Amtrak did not use) making them at least useful for these extra runs.
When Amtrak releases the 2018 Thanksgiving Holiday schedule it will be interesting to see if the
four added Holiday Special round trips (consisting of two MARC single level trainsets and the two
NJT Arrow sets) are in the schedule. In recent years Amtrak has stuck with the same schedule
using these four extra commuter equipment sets running at about the same times of day.
MACTRAXX
The biggest drawback of using the two NJT 8 car Arrow Three in Amtrak service was that they are
restricted to 80 mph in service - the NYP-WAS Thanksgiving Holiday schedule shows running times
are longer using this equipment. The Arrows had two factors in their favor for Amtrak to use them
on the Sunday after Thanksgiving: Rest Rooms and extra luggage space available (especially in
the center door area which Amtrak did not use) making them at least useful for these extra runs.
When Amtrak releases the 2018 Thanksgiving Holiday schedule it will be interesting to see if the
four added Holiday Special round trips (consisting of two MARC single level trainsets and the two
NJT Arrow sets) are in the schedule. In recent years Amtrak has stuck with the same schedule
using these four extra commuter equipment sets running at about the same times of day.
MACTRAXX
EXPRESS TRAIN TO NEW YORK PENN STATION-NO JAMAICA ON THIS TRAIN-PLEASE STAND CLEAR OF THE CLOSING TRAIN DOORS