Now Amtrak has cut the sleeper from the Twilight Shoreliner, effective sometime later this month. I read this on Trains website and confirmed using the Amtrak reservations site. I have tickets from Boston to Washington this summer and now must alter my plans at a fairly late date. Nobody at Amtrak seems to care whetehr they screw up people's travel plans. When I came home, a reservations agent had lefta message that the sleeper would not be running and that we would be reaccommodated in business class. I think not for an overnight trip! Bit by bit, they are dismantling the eastern overnights as the Silver Palm was first. Better beware of the Three Rivers as it fits this category. This is one unhappy "guest".
Posted by reggierail (Member # 26) on :
Our new Amtrak president made a remark very recently that he was upset with the loss of the sleeper on that train. This may be one of his first official duties when he takes office soon. That train or its predecessors have run sleeper service, as many as 10 heritage 10-6 sleepers, for 50 or more years. There was a brief cut in service in 1971 I believe. You might want to hang loose for a while, if possible, I've seen the sleeper service threatened before & it's never been cut.
Reggie
Posted by Gilbert B Norman (Member # 1541) on :
If Messrs. Atwell and "Star" will permit me to perfect their respective posts, this will be the first time that Amtrak has operated a Boston-Washington overnight train without a sleeper. There was no overnight train from A-Day to June 10, 1972. On June 11, the Night Owl was inaugurated with a Sleeping Car.
Although I cannot document the exact dates, there was a period of time in which the Three Rivers did not offer Sleeping Car service.
If Amtrak has a shortage of sleepers, why are the taking perfectly good sleepers out of service?! (Like the one pictured in that link, recently taken out of service)
Posted by vthokie (Member # 1456) on :
Could Amtrak even order more Viewliners, assuming the funding was provided? Didn't the company that built them go out of business?