From: kludge@panix.com   
      
     wrote:   
   >Delay is predominantly due to the freight lines that own the track and take   
   >priority.   
      
   Yes, I regularly ride what used to be the Tidewater Flyer that goes between   
   Newport News and Boston.  Washington DC is the point at which you go from   
   Norfolk Southern to Amtrak tracks, and if you make it up there in time you   
   will be on time getting into points north.  This is, however, very unlikely   
   and once you're late into DC you may have to wait behind other Amtrak trains   
   as well.   
      
   I occasionally meet Europeans on the train who are angry and frustrated at   
   the train being late and want to know if they can get their money back.  I   
   tell them that it is a remarkable event worth celebrating when the train is   
   actually on time.   
      
   A friend of mine used to try and ride the train up to BWI in order to catch   
   airline flights.  She missed more than she caught.   
   --scott   
   --   
   "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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