Posted on 08/04/2014 5:25:58 PM PDT by george76
Scores of travelers were stranded after the Acela Express 2253 took off from one platform about 3 p.m. — while they were waiting at another and unaware the train was leaving them behind.
An Amtrak train bound for Washington pulled away from Penn Station on Saturday without some pretty important cargo: its passengers.
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They literally sent us to the wrong platform, and the conductor took off without any passengers,” said Damien Miano, 60, of Chelsea. “The right hand didn’t know what the left hand was doing. It was just so bizarre.”
Miano said he and the other abandoned travelers eventually returned to the main level, where a red-faced Amtrak manager explained what happened and passed out bags of Doritos.
The manager said the conductor left without getting the okay,.
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Interesting, they run that train for 85 passengers? Hardly sound viable to me. What is the fare?
They lose a ton of money, probably picked up by taxpayers
weird
Once the mistake was made — sending the passengers to the wrong platform — the best move is to send the train down the line on schedule. There are more passengers at more stations along the way.
Any reason you didn’t post the actual title at the link?
I think I saw a Thomas the Tank Engine episode like that.
From the Amtrak web site:
Acela Express offers hourly service downtown to downtown during peak morning and afternoon rush hours between New York, Washington, DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia and other intermediate cities, as well as many convenient round-trips between New York and Boston.
Amcrap at Penn is such a mess even on a good day. And you’d better have your e-ticket printed to their standards or they won’t let you down the escalator to the track.
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