From: grammatim@verizon.net   
      
   On Sunday, April 14, 2019 at 9:04:17 AM UTC-4, houn...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:   
   > On 14.04.19 2:21, Phil Kane wrote:   
   > > On Tue, 9 Apr 2019 14:58:04 -0700 (PDT), "Peter T. Daniels"   
   > >  wrote:   
      
   > >> AIUI, the only profitable bit of all of Amtrak is the Northeast Corridor.   
   > >> Maybe if they ever manage to do high-speed rail between L.A. and S.F.,   
   > >> people would use that line. But anywhere else?   
   > > We use AMTK several times a year between Portland and Emeryville (SF   
   > > connection) as funds and Reward Points permit, and the train is   
   > > usually full.   
   >   
   > Northeast Corridor trains are also standing-room-only in many areas.   
      
   Never at the times I've gone to Boston or Washington ("reserved" coach   
   seats doesn't mean you're assigned a seat like on an airplane, only that   
   they don't sell more tickets than they have seats). Maybe you're thinking   
   of commuter trains that use the same tracks. When I came back from DC in   
   October there were people who stayed the whole time in the snack bar car's   
   table seating area. I can't say whether they also had seats elsewhere.   
      
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