Mr. BOY From NYC, who apparently now resides somewhere around Tucson, the Amtrak NHV Passenger Engineer (that's how the position with Amtrak is titled) Base is likely, as Mr. R36 notes, a New Haven RR vestige. There are enough trains on the Corridor that most crews, save the last run of the evening, be held on continuous time at away from home and still get home within HOS.
Now what was problematic for the New Haven (thoughts Mr. Weaver) with their "five a day" into Penn was that assignments had to be separate trips resulting in 200 miles (100mi minimum - the so called "days pay") being paid for 150 miles of work. Into GCT, they had no such problem - 144 mi worked and paid.
There is operational efficiency for Amtrak with a NHV Train and Engine base in that there are Springfield trains and a "just in case" on the Shore Line someone will die before reaching NYP.
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