January 17, 2008
Amtrak To Screw Up Entire East Coast
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The regional rail lines that run on Amtrak lines are: R1 Airport, R2 Newark, R5 Paoli, R6 Cynwyd, R7 Trenton and R8 Chestnut Hill West. (The Inquirer says it would affect 54,000 daily rail riders.) Similarly, NJ Transit would have to shut down its Northeast Corridor Line, which runs from Trenton to New York and is by far the best way to get into New York City. (SEPTA to NJ Transit to Penn Station. When I started college, this was actually pretty cheap, too!)
An Amtrak spokesman says the railroad is optimistic there won't be a walkout.
But if there is one, there are obviously other options to get around. The first one is actually bad news: , so the cab fares are going to go up 20 cents a mile soon. Cab drivers are actually against the fare hike, because it means less of the usual $30 paid to a driver for a trip from the airport will go for a tip. Philadelphians have no sympathy for cab drivers, since they have apparently broken all the credit card machines in Philly cabs. (This is what they tell us, at least.)
So cabs might not be the cheapest option. Hey, how about a bike? Some of us like to walk most of the time (raises hand) but tonight at the Natural History Museum there is a forum discussing a bike-sharing program in Philly. Now Philadelphia cars can crash into Official Philadelphia Bikers!
The program actually sounds pretty awesome if implemented correctly, which will happen when I am mayor.
Posted by D-Mac on January 17, 2008 04:02 PM
Posted to Amtrak
, Philadelphia Parking Authority
, Philly Bike Share
, Public Transit
, SEPTA
, Transit
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Comments
8 years without a raise? Shoulda left the job 6-7 years ago!
Posted by: lol whut at January 18, 2008 11:24 AM
since the last taxicab strike i've run into far less "broken" credit card machines. BUT Germantown Cab Company doesn't even have one!
Posted by: chrissmari at January 18, 2008 12:53 PM
Why say Amtrak strike SCREW up things....hey buddy how would you like to work 8 years without a raise? The workers deserve the right to strike.
Posted by: Jizz Munney at January 18, 2008 10:30 AM