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ashhole613 t1_ivgpez6 wrote

Check Slickdeals to see if there are any fare sales first. Acela is definitely more comfortable but probably not worth the extra cost. Don't bank on not being delayed though. About half of the train rides we've taken from Moynihan were delayed, one as much as a few hours. 🤷‍♀️

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Bablyon t1_ivgpvqq wrote

But Amtrak owns the tracks on the Northeast Corridor though. Therefore it does not have to take waiting after freight trains.

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aray25 t1_ivh13xk wrote

Amtrak owns some of the tracks on the Northeast Corridor. Some is owned by MBTA, ConnDOT, or New York MTA. It is all owned by passenger operations though, which is the key.

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twowrist t1_ivh64oo wrote

I remember one delay because a truck was Storrowed on one of the railroad bridges in Connecticut. They needed to get a quick inspection and to go slowly over the bridge. Other delays are caused by breakdowns by other trains, since it shares with commuter rail both in Boston and I think in Connecticut. And there used to be a change of engines in New Haven.

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Bablyon t1_ivh6edm wrote

Yes, the change in New Haven used to be because Northeast of there was not electrified yet.

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Buffyoh t1_ivhgsig wrote

It's all elelctric from NYC to Boston, so no more engine changes at New Haven.

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BigHmmEnergy t1_ivhjug9 wrote

It shares tracks with commuter trains for basically its whole route. There’s MBTA, CTRail, Metro-North, NJ Transit, SEPTA, MARC, and VRE.

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ScarletOK t1_ivgww1d wrote

The northbound trains (from NY) are delayed depending on what happened on the way north from DC, but the trains almost always leave Boston on time

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