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I would like to track arrival times into Pittsburgh for trains # 29/30 , but have been unable to do so with www.amtrakdelays.
I realize Pittsburgh is an intermediate stop , but these stops are listed for other trains : for example train #3 into Fullerton (which also is an intermediate stop.)
Is there anyway I can track arrival times into Pittsburgh ?
Posts: 187 | From: Pittsburgh , PA | Registered: Apr 2001
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I'm not sure what you mean; I just tried it and it worked fine: #29 to pgh: 7/26 138 late 7/25 on time 7/24 17 late 7/23 28 late 7/22 51 late 7/21 3 late
Posts: 518 | From: Maynard, MA, USA | Registered: Sep 2000
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Oh! Wait a minute, I get it now; you tried too early; they weren't awake yet .Try it now.
Posts: 518 | From: Maynard, MA, USA | Registered: Sep 2000
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This is a mystery to me ! I still get a blank screen----all I see is "Status of traion 29 into PIT.---no announcements.
I usually try during different times of the day also.
Surely it'not my computer because I get info related about other stations.
I am sure I enter the initial information correctly. I wonder if I should type in PIT , PA ? I will try that and report back.
Posts: 187 | From: Pittsburgh , PA | Registered: Apr 2001
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I was using the wrong city code for Pittsburgh. I was using PIT and should use PGH.
When I typed in the correct code, I got the information I needed.
It's strange though that whenever I want to get an estimate on a trip from Pittsburgh on the Amtrak website, I CAN use PIT , but I just have to use PIT, PA---evidently because two different cities use PIT.
That is why I have always tried PIT for the tracking info on trains 29/30.
Now I know what to do.
Thanks for your help TBlack.
Posts: 187 | From: Pittsburgh , PA | Registered: Apr 2001
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Just another reason every household should have an Amtrak National Timetable in every room for reference. It is so much easier to spell ABQ or to type MSP.
Posts: 1572 | From: St. Paul, MN | Registered: Dec 2002
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Hey TALKrr, my son and I are taking a train trip to L.A. and back before he starts at the Ohio State University in September. I have been charting Train 29 and 30 in PGH as that is our departure point.
For July, 29 has been late by more than 2 hours 3 times; 1 hour 3 times as well. The other 15 days I charted have been under 1 hour late. There is track work west of Harpers Ferry.
Arrival into Chicago has a similar pattern on Train 29. One day was 3 hours late, the average is 1 hour late. Bridge work at the Beaver River doesn't appear to have significant impact. Seems like a lot of freight is coming down to Yellow Creek near me and north to Alliance.
Train 30 from Chicago to PGH was more than 1 hour late on 5 days, the remainder were less than 1 hour late, many on time. Of course, time has been added to the schedule both ways to accommodate, although the departure time was extended by 2 minutes, and Amtrak called me for that?
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