Just received April timetables (sent an email since there's no prompt nor blank on the website to get tts). Questions:1. Why only 1 Acela Express stop New London?
2. Why not list more bus connections (non-Thruway). Example: Carl R. Bieber serves the back end of 30th Street Phila. (29th St. entrance) with 4 daily trips to Bethlehem, Allentown, Kutztown, Reading, and intermediate points. Why no mention in tt?
3. No mention of Boston transfer options, North Station-South Station !
4. Why such poor bus connections Albuquerque-El Paso? Personally, I think the S.W. Chief could be eliminated in favor of a daylight Denver-Pueblo-Trinidad-Albq.-El Paso TRAIN. Lots of Mexican immigrants/visitors! Same story San Antonio-Laredo.
5. The person who drew up the Columbus-Cincinnati bus table in the Amtrak National tt should be fired ! Takes an expert to read it - could be one single, simple table !
6. While on the subject, when is some money coming for a true, national, serious attempt to find out just where Amtrak's markets really are? Examples: Chicago-Atlanta; Chicago-Denver AUTO TRAIN (& other places);
Thanks for letting me sound off!
Jim Bradley Hawk Mtn. Chapter N.R.H.S.
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