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spinoza844 t1_j9h4r6y wrote

Reply to comment by the_balticat in Looking for tips for having to frequently make trips to NYC via train or bus. by stigochris

How reliable do you find the different modes? I generally thought the train sucked less because it didn’t have highway congestion but I know there were two times I took Amtrak that had two hour delays. And I’ve only taken it like ten times!

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the_balticat t1_j9qz76c wrote

Amtrak does have delays sometimes but overall I’d say it is reliable. Most of the time the delays are minor (like 5-10 mins). In the ~3.5 years I’ve used Amtrak (usually one ride per week) I have had 2 or 3 major delays. One was due to a severe snow storm and in the other it was a summer storm that knocked a tree onto the tracks. The third time I can’t recall specifically. So I think you may have just had some bad luck. I always plan in some extra buffer (at least an hour) if I need to be sure I don’t miss something important at my destination

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spinoza844 t1_j9s5xky wrote

Yeah that sounds like bad luck. My two delays were 1) Somehow the electric engine they insert at Penn Station got messed up. And 2) Someone was unfortunately killed on the track by the train ahead of ours.

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