I used to ride Amtrak several times per year between northern Indiana and either Washington, DC or Harrisburg. Generally, the trains were on time, the service was decent and the staff was friendly or at least tolerable. The last trip I took was miserable, the staff was very rude on the return leg from Harrisburg to South Bend and the trip took over 26 hours because of a Norfolk Southern derailment on the line west of Pittsburgh. I can fly between Ft. Wayne and Philly in 90 minutes, non stop. I will probably not take the train again. There is only one train each way each day between those points and you have to board the outbound after 10pm which is just not convenient, especially if it is running late. Amtrak seems to be adding and subtracting routes every few years depending upon who is in office. People just cannot rely on something that is here today, gone tomorrow. Just my opinion.
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