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Posted by jabrams on Fri Jan 1 19:32:39 2010, in response to Re: Def Of Late Trains:, posted by Easy on Fri Jan 1 17:15:52 2010. Amtrak autotrain: originally leaves at 4 PM, arrives at 8:30 AM the next day. Train was always late due to trackwork, slow moving freight trains, etc. Now the schedule has the train leaving at 4 PM and arriving at 9:30 AM, so an 8:30 arrival is now 1 hour early. In the 60's, the CPW express run in the city's "red book" listed the A express at 5 minutes, and the "D" express at 6 minutes (59-125th), now I guarentee you the timetable has been increased by a few minutes. Change the schedule to make it look like the service is running on time. Similarly with airlines: The actual flight is 1 hour, but the schedule lists the flight as 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours to compensate for the delays at takeoff. On a recent trip, we left JFK within 10 minutes of leaving the gate, so we arrived 30 minutes ahead of schedule. |
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