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LIRR. Wear a Mask. @LIRR
Reported 2021-02-27 23:03:38
Westbound service from Jamaica to Penn remains suspended as Amtrak crews repair a catenary power problem in one of the East River tunnels. Amtrak personnel report that they require additional time to complete repairs and now estimate that repairs will be complete by 1AM.
LIRR. Wear a Mask. @LIRR
Reported 2021-02-27 22:59:07
The 10:49PM train from Hempstead due Penn at 11:43PM will terminate in Jamaica tonight due to westbound service suspension to Penn as Amtrak crews repair a catenary power problem in one of the East River tunnels. LIRR tix are being cross-honored on the E subway line from Jamaica.
“Doctor” Nurse Wendy @coolvetnurse
Reported 2021-02-27 22:37:22
@deutschisch @123SafeonMe @SandiAnthony1 @RepDanCrenshaw The fact remains, there are still 100’s of billions of dollars leftover from the December (bipartisan) COVID bill that has never been used for what they were intended, including 2 billion that Amtrak collected. Why do they want trillions more??
To pay for bull**** down the line!
Dutch Kills Civic Association @DutchKillsCivic
Reported 2021-02-27 21:31:27
@NotifyNYC: RT @LIRR: Update: Westbound service from Jamaica to Penn remains suspended as Amtrak crews repair a catenary power problem in one of the East River tunnels. Amtrak personnel report that they require additional time to complete repairs and now estimate that repair…
LIRR. Wear a Mask. @LIRR
Reported 2021-02-27 21:28:15
Update: Westbound service from Jamaica to Penn remains suspended as Amtrak crews repair a catenary power problem in one of the East River tunnels. Amtrak personnel report that they require additional time to complete repairs and now estimate that repairs will be complete by 1AM.
Matt Kamper @kampernewsnet
Reported 2021-02-27 21:25:38
This is all because the E is running on the F after Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue this weekend + the 7 is not even running into Manhattan. This is why the LIRR should have told Amtrak that we need to stop the Signal Testing early as now people are confused as to where they are
Derrick Richard @Derrick_NYC
Reported 2021-02-27 21:03:12
@yummyh2t There is Amtrak doing repairs to a catenary power problem in one of the East River Tunnels until 10PM causing service changes in LIRR service. NYCT is cross honoring LIRR tickets at this time. https://t.co/TPUcURo59G
LIRR. Wear a Mask. @LIRR
Reported 2021-02-27 20:40:57
The 9:21PM train from Penn due Hempstead at 10:14PM will originate in Jamaica today at 9:44PM due to an Amtrak catenary power problem in one of the East River tunnels. Customers can take the 9:12PM Babylon train from Penn Station and transfer at Jamaica for Hempstead service.
LIRR. Wear a Mask. @LIRR
Reported 2021-02-27 19:04:54
The 8:21PM train from Penn due Hempstead at 9:14PM will originate in Jamaica today at 8:44PM due to an Amtrak catenary power problem in one of the East River tunnels. Customers can take the 8:15PM Babylon train from Penn Station and transfer at Jamaica for Hempstead service.
LIRR. Wear a Mask. @LIRR
Reported 2021-02-27 18:41:21
Westbound service from Jamaica to Penn is suspended until 10PM as Amtrak crews make repairs to a catenary power problem in one of the East River tunnels. LIRR tickets will be cross-honored on the E subway line from Jamaica. Eastbound service from Penn Station is not affected.
LIRR. Wear a Mask. @LIRR
Reported 2021-02-27 18:32:16
The 7:21PM train from Penn due Hempstead at 8:14PM will originate in Jamaica today at 7:44PM due to an Amtrak catenary power problem in one of the East River tunnels. Customers can take the 7:12PM Babylon train from Penn Station and transfer at Jamaica for Hempstead service.
US Rep Brendan Boyle @RepBrendanBoyle
Reported 2021-02-27 17:35:59
On @Amtrak coming home from DC and able to help a constituent with an issue while on the train. A good feeling.
LIRR. Wear a Mask. @LIRR
Reported 2021-02-27 17:14:30
Westbound service from Jamaica to Penn will be suspended between 6:40PM-10PM as Amtrak crews make repairs to a catenary power problem in one of the East River tunnels. LIRR tickets will be cross-honored on the E subway line from Jamaica to Penn .
Matt Cromer @KantoOriginal
Reported 2021-02-27 16:53:49
If you think $112,000,000 Amtrak needs to be in a COVID RELIEF Bill then you are part of them problem.
simpleRepublican @republicansim
Reported 2021-02-27 16:12:40
@1StrongBlack1 @TheDemocrats Our economy is broken because of lockdowns and inconsistent scientific backing to justify such measures. Not to mention the biased funding to blue states.
I'm sure expanding amtrak services is essentially for people not starving to death and receiving proper medical care.
COMMONWEALTH commuter Airways @CommonwealthAir
Reported 2021-02-27 16:06:30
Justice Department: Amtrak Must Fix ADA Violations, Pay Disabled Riders $2.25 Million - Wheelchair Travel https://t.co/VkduquT1NQ
Coach Catrina @coach_catrina
Reported 2021-02-27 14:48:16
This is trash. Vaccine rollout, and checks are what are needed now. Amtrak not needed now. We can’t even travel across the country without quarantining. Money for schools from 2022-2028?? What in the world. This should not p*** as written. No no no. Fix it https://t.co/NHeEMGE11R
the Ginga @SirGingaa
Reported 2021-02-27 13:41:38
Why the **** is @Amtrak getting another 1.5 billion? They are the worst
Run more buses and trains! @HeadwaysMatter
Reported 2021-02-27 13:31:21
Safe, reliable, frequent, and efficient HSR may, one day, arrive in the United States
But it will not be delivered by the incompetent, corrupt jackals at @Amtrak
Shut it down, fire everyone, and start over
GP @GP124u
Reported 2021-02-27 13:25:48
Total Bull**** what a travesty in my country we need accountability for all of congress & agencies, Why are we giving 150 bil to schools that have for the most part been closed & 1.5 billion to Amtrak that has also essentially been shut down ...what a crock #nogovtaccountability
Etan Nechin @Etanetan23
Reported 2021-02-27 12:54:50
@NaomiWilliams @Amtrak @alexanderchee Wait, what? That's literally my dream. Too bad it shut down.
I wish I had the money to take the train coast to coast through Chicago & return through Texas and New Orleans.
One day.
Etan Nechin @Etanetan23
Reported 2021-02-27 12:41:54
@NaomiWilliams @Amtrak I am so obsessed with train travel that I actually took the @Amtrak down from NY to Georgia for an article I was writing. Sat with a mask for 18-odd hours and worked on my book.
I wish they had train p***es for writers. There's nothing like writing on the train.
James @michiganderboy
Reported 2021-02-27 12:04:09
@smirnoff_sprite @OANN Do you understand what else is in this bill and why it was shut down by some republicans?
90bil transportation
2bil Amtrak
12bil airlines
Few other items that are not Covid related. Schools had stimulus not spent. 15hr wage?
It’s a pork package. Wake up https://t.co/ZjbEvPVoVU
scott @scott51575210
Reported 2021-02-27 11:49:34
@RepAdamSchiff IF this is a covid relief bill why are there billions of dollars for Amtrak, bail out states who can’t manage their money, some stupid rail system for California. California tried doing a rail system and shut it down because was so far over budget.
jenniX™ @jennix
Reported 2021-02-27 11:48:53
@Amtrak @SecretaryPete You seriously need to fix the Amtrak. It shouldn't cost more than a plane if it take 2-10 times longer than a plane ride to reach a destination.
OvertheTop844 @OvertheTop844
Reported 2021-02-27 11:32:53
@RepTenney Oh wait! You mean these expenses dont count? I can only agree on the interesting if legit rail in silicon. As well as Amtrak might be a question. But naturally the BIG Issue it that #GOPCowards want the money to go to their BIG Clients Corps Needs. Then they all happy
NHGirl603 @ksmoola1
Reported 2021-02-27 08:35:19
@dbrownnh @NHDems Budget shortfalls in pensions of poorly run Democratic states, funds to study a race riot that occured in 1908, funds for racism mitigation for farmers, funds for a subway system in CA that hasn't broken ground, funds to bailout Amtrak. There's lots more try Google
TV Watcher @iLuvRealiTV
Reported 2021-02-27 07:33:28
@iammarypryor @TyreeByndom Naomi Campbell was ahead of the game, wiping down surfaces and being teased at the time. I always wiped down private cars on Amtrak but that’s because they looked old and nasty despite being exclusive.
JELLY HEAD @LordOrk
Reported 2021-02-27 07:07:40
Amtrak Must Fix ADA Violations, Pay Disabled Riders $2.25m
The agreement requires Amtrak to bring inaccessible stations into ADA compliance, provide ADA staff training, establish ADA complaints process and pay $2.25m to victims hurt by the inaccessibility https://t.co/rxFx1eJlz9
Ryan The Raccoon @Shunter8123
Reported 2021-02-27 06:15:26
@rokman1445 @Amtrak Amtrak down bad
Better go alert Vance
sh1 @shall001
Reported 2021-02-26 23:57:08
TO BE CLEAR, I wasn’t hitting on her or anything, and I IMMEDIATELY texted my wife, who thought it was hilarious.
The previous time I complimented an attractive young woman in a Minor Threat shirt was 20 years earlier on an Amtrak heading down the West Coast. Different result.
Paul Gessing @pgessing
Reported 2021-02-26 17:27:16
Of everything closed by @GovMLG over the past year the least discussed has been the Rail Runner which unlike @Amtrak & most transit has been shut down for nearly a year still costing taxpayers close to $30 million (in operating costs alone): https://t.co/j9BBi4NjKo @antiplanner https://t.co/EsYEhbiDGR
511PA Harrisburg @511PAHarrisburg
Reported 2021-02-26 17:14:09
UPDATE: Crash on I-81 northbound at Exit 66 - Amtrak And Bus Terminal. There is a traffic disruption.
511PA Statewide @511PAStatewide
Reported 2021-02-26 17:14:09
UPDATE: Crash on I-81 northbound at Exit 66 - Amtrak And Bus Terminal. There is a traffic disruption.
511PA Harrisburg @511PAHarrisburg
Reported 2021-02-26 17:03:12
Crash on I-81 northbound at Exit 66 - Amtrak And Bus Terminal. There is a lane restriction.
Matthew Wong @mpwbridge
Reported 2021-02-26 14:23:35
Hey @MBTA last I checked there wasn't Amtrak service at Porter Square... you might want to fix these signs (the error exists on both sides of the platform). https://t.co/VvDdvS7YIF
Blue of 💙'z ✍ @EileenPCarry
Reported 2021-02-26 08:34:16
That space in time attached to nothing — #freedom — the ultimate adrenaline fix.
#Trains 🚆
#Photo courtesy of Amtrak.
https://t.co/zS54ZB1FRb https://t.co/M6E9R0BzAO
Blue of 💙'z ✍ @EileenPCarry
Reported 2021-02-26 08:03:40
@Eloquentloving A moment, a space, attached to nothing: An adrenaline fix.
#Trainspotting
#Trains 🚝
#dreamtripping 💭
#Photography courtesy of Amtrak.
https://t.co/zS54ZB1FRb https://t.co/os25ltIfb2
MALGIS @MALGIS31
Reported 2021-02-26 03:04:26
@Amtrak Except Covid has shut down the kitchens. So the meal is some microwaved thing that is little better than airline food. Please bring the full diner back!
Scott Kraft @wafflepop
Reported 2021-02-25 23:29:17
@notrivia @AlecMacGillis @baynardwoods @justin_fenton That is the least surprising thing I've heard this century.
(Of course, they all drove down in black suburbans or escalades. They'd never take the Amtrak... But otherwise...)
Jalmzy @jalmzy
Reported 2021-02-25 22:37:07
@IowaHoops Only thing I've ever done in Iowa was get into an Amtrak crash. Would not recommend.
Andy Fox for a happy, safe, better world! @factandrumor
Reported 2021-02-25 22:28:59
@CALUSA18 The issue is cost. As it is, Amtrak NYC to Chicago must cost more than flying. Now add in a super-duper TGV, which would take 10 - 15 years to build, and the cost would be triple what it costs to fly. It's a m***ive non-reconfigurable system. I love high-speed rail, but... :)
Anthony J Terminelli @TermineIIi
Reported 2021-02-25 21:48:56
Fix the Amtrak WiFi @SecretaryPete
Pave Daisley @davepaisley
Reported 2021-02-25 21:28:07
@jkfecke Nah, it would be better to introduce it in a transportation bill that mandates double yellow lines down the middle of every road, along with a clause that requires Amtrak trains be painted pink.
Al Tucker @altucker
Reported 2021-02-25 21:27:29
@Amtrak It was no better on the trip down. At least there was a viable excuse. Now let me get back to my just delivered dinner.
The China Africa Project @eolander
Reported 2021-02-25 21:27:17
@Aladin_F It's generating revenues, that's not the issue, the problem is that those revenues are insufficient to cover the cost of operation. At this point, it's hard to see it becoming profitable anytime soon but then again, most national railways lose money (Amtrak, SNCF, etc...)
LΛ @Jordan_Hardy_
Reported 2021-02-25 21:01:52
Amtrak goes down and it’ll be a fire sale
SD County Fires @SDCountyFires
Reported 2021-02-25 19:00:29
#PacificFire - Oceanside - Forward rate of spread has been stopped. Crews will remain in the area for overhaul. The Amtrak and Coaster lines are back open, but the Sprinter remains shut down in the area.
Okie Eleven @OkieEleven
Reported 2021-02-25 17:28:51
Also cut the $1.5 Billion bailout to Amtrak and the bailouts for the museums. They get $ every time and still in the hole. Cut ALL the freaking pork! How hard is this?
Okie Eleven @OkieEleven
Reported 2021-02-25 17:27:31
And also get rid or $1 Biklion Amtrak bailout