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Amtrak schedule questions
Posted by Lithonia Operator on Sunday, February 21, 2021 1:45 PM

Currently, as far as I can tell, the Pennsylvanian runs daily; and the Capitol and the Cardinal run three times a week.

If Covid was not around, and things went back to normal, would either/both the Cardinal or the Capitol be daily? Were they daily right up until Covid hit?

Still in training.


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Posted by JPS1 on Sunday, February 21, 2021 2:00 PM

Lithonia Operator
 Currently, as far as I can tell, the Pennsylvanian runs daily; and the Capitol and the Cardinal run three times a week.

If Covid was not around, and things went back to normal, would either/both the Cardinal or the Capitol be daily? Were they daily right up until Covid hit? 

The Cardinal has been a three day a week train since the get go, I think.  The Capitol Limited was daily until October 2020, when it was cut back to three days a week along with all but one of the other long-distance trains.  The exception is the Auto Train, which is running daily.  

Will all the long-distance trains be restored to daily service post COVID-19?  Or will management make some or all the long-distance cutbacks permanent?

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Posted by MMLDelete on Sunday, February 21, 2021 2:12 PM

Thanks, man.

Yes, I fear that the Capitol may never come back as daily, and others too.

We're planning a trip. You kind of have to let Amtrak decide where you can stay for certain amounts of nights! Unlike how one would normally plan a trip. But that's okay.

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