COMMUTE: Tue Nov 15, 2005; #642 and #655

My commute for Tuesday November 15, 2005.

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

• PHL 9:11, +27
  
• TRE 9:42, +22
  
• NWK 10:15, +33
• NYC 10:28, +28

All too familiar morning - I checked train status on amtrak.com before I left and the site noted it was only 1 minute late. The board at 30th Street Station said on time when I got there. It was adjusted to 10 min late, then 15 minutes late, then 20. But again they adjust the departure time after the train is already that much late. Again this train has been running late the past two plus weeks now. Had an empty seat next to me, this train about half full. Used AGR ticket.

Evening leg - took Amtrak train #655 (NYC-PHL):

• NYC 6:30, 0
  
• NWK 6:44, -3
  
• TRE 7:19, -2
  
• PHL 7:57, +4

Did not have an empty seat next to me as the train was pretty full, 75% I'd say. Seat opened up in Trenton so I moved to get two seats to myself. Used 10 trip ticket.