COMMUTE: Mon Oct 31, 2005; #642 and #137

My commute for Monday October 31, 2005.

Morning leg - I took Amtrak Train #642 (PHL-NYC):

• PHL 9:20, +36
  
• TRE 9:55, +45
  
• NWK 10:27, +45
• NYC 10:41, +41

Long delay again this morning. I did check via amtrak.com the train status before I left and the site said it was only 1 minute late. At about 8:45 at 30th Street Station they posted the train would depart 15 minutes late, then upped it to 20, then finally to 30. Apparently there was an 'equipment' problem that came up when the train pulled into the station. So I sat around again for a while at 30th Street Station. Had an empty seat next to me, this train a little over half full by my estimation.

Evening leg - I took Amtrak Train #137 (NYC-PHL):

• NYC 6:33, +13
  
• NWK 6:50, +13
  
• TRE 7:35, +21
• PHL 8:04, +20

Amtrak.com noted the train was expected to depart 20 minutes late, so left later. The site was wrong as #137 left about 13 minutes late, but I got to Penn Station in time to make this train. Had empty seat next to me on this leg, though train more than half full.