Forest Glen Posted March 29, 2010 Share #1 Posted March 29, 2010 Today I was passing by Penn Station when I noticed that there was a 3:07 PM train to Ronkonkoma AND a 3:15 PM train to Ronkonkoma. The Ronkonkoma branch is probably the second busiest branch but is there really a need for two off peak trains to run that close together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted March 29, 2010 Share #2 Posted March 29, 2010 What stops did they make? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amtrak7 Posted March 29, 2010 Share #3 Posted March 29, 2010 Looking at the schedule, there are in fact 2 trains leaving at those times. They both run to KO, making local stops east of Hicksville, except that the 1507 does not stop at Pinelawn. This is what we call "the shoulder of the peak", though. I guess the second train was added because one was SRO (which, according to the MTA, should not be happening on off-peak trains). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted March 29, 2010 Share #4 Posted March 29, 2010 I guess the second train was added because one was SRO that sounds like a good reason, if you ask me at least... those KO trains get mighty crowded... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trainmaster5 Posted March 30, 2010 Share #5 Posted March 30, 2010 Today I was passing by Penn Station when I noticed that there was a 3:07 PM train to Ronkonkoma AND a 3:15 PM train to Ronkonkoma. The Ronkonkoma branch is probably the second busiest branch but is there really a need for two off peak trains to run that close together? I was on that 3:07 train and it was pretty crowded before we left Penn station. Did the OP notice that there was a 3:00 AND a 3:03 Babylon parade that left in front of us. I think that 1 of them was a special holiday run, but obviously the railroad determined that both trains were needed in such a short timeframe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt91 Posted March 30, 2010 Share #6 Posted March 30, 2010 that sounds like a good reason, if you ask me at least... those KO trains get mighty crowded... Especially at that time because all of the Chaminade kids (the private school right near mineola) transfer to the KO train at Hicksville. That might have something to do with the scheduling of the 2 trains back to back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATCOman Posted April 3, 2010 Share #7 Posted April 3, 2010 Random trivia: Nats pitcher John Lannan went to high school at Chaminade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamaica Express Posted April 3, 2010 Share #8 Posted April 3, 2010 I've also wondered that, I also wonder why there is a 5:20 Long Beach and then a 5:23 Long Beach...I kno its peak hour but to me having departure times that close is money losing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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