COMMUTE: Thu Nov 3, 2005; #642 and #635

My commute for Thursday November 3, 2005.

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

• PHL 8:57, +13
  
• TRE 9:25, +15
  
• NWK 9:55, +13
• NYC 10:10, +10

Checked train status on amtrak.com before I left but said it was only 1 minute late. The board at 30th Street Station said it was 5 minutes late when I got there, then it was adjusted to 15 minutes late when it was already 15 minutes late. This train has been running late the past two weeks now but today was not too bad. Had an empty seat next to me, this train a little over half full by my estimation.

Evening leg - took Amtrak Train #635 (NYC-PHL):

• NYC 11:00, 0
  
• NWK 11:14, -3
  
• TRE 11:54, -2
  
• PHL 12:28 AM, 0
  

Had empty seat next to me on this leg, train was much less than half full. Conductor punched the same slot on my 10 trip pass that was punched on the evening of Nov 1 when I took train #175, essentially not deducting a trip. So this makes my 10 trip ticket at least an 11 trip ticket; hey, it all adds up.