This site was originated as a service of the Delaware Valley Association of Rail Passengers now and is now being carried on by Matthew Mitchell and Brad Fuller. This file serves as a repository for historical release notes.
17 Feb 06 Amtrak corrections to northeast corridor schedules and updated
25.5 Downeaster to a November 11 change.
2 Feb 06 This version incorporates changes to bring the files up
25.4 to the December 12 schedules. These were primarily in the
Northeast Corridor.
12 Jan 06 This version incorporates administrative changes that delete
25.31 references to a sponsor and other minor changes.
4 Jan 06 This version incorporates updates to the Amtrak Thruway schedules
25.3 completing the schedule updating to the October 31 schedules.
15 Dec 05 This version completes the update of the train schedules but not the
25.2 thruway schedules.
22 Nov 05 This version corrects the errors in 25_1.zip file.
25.11 The 25_1chg.zip file is correct.
18 Nov 05 This second update incorporates all trains except for the northeast
25.1 corridor and the Empire service trains.
31 Oct 05 This is the first of several updates to the October 31
25.0 schedules, with emphasis on the far west, midwest, and
southeast services. The Texas Eagle, Heartland Flyer,
City of New Orleans and the Illini are included.
29 Sep 05 This version restores the full service schedule for the
24.6 Acela Express trains.
4 Aug 05 Updated Ethan Allen and Empire schedules, train 292/272.
24.5
26 Jul 05 This version includes additional NEC changes and updates some files
24.4 due to clerical posting errors.
14 Jul 05 This update includes temporary schedules for the Washington -
24.3 New York and the Washington - Boston services as a result of brake
problems with the out of service Acela trainsets. The Capitol
Corridor and Sacramento files are also updated to reflect the June 16
and June 28 changes.
17 Jun 05 This completes the update to the April 25 schedules. Included here
24.2 are the long distance trains and the Amtrak thruway services.
12 May 05 This update completes the routes/corridors with multiple trains.
24.1
26 Apr 05 This is the first of several updates to the April
24.0 schedules, with emphasis on the corridor services. The
Texas Eagle, Heartland Flyer, City of New Orleans
and the Illini are included.
14 Mar 05 Version 23.4 revises the Three Rivers schedule to be the
23.4 Pennsylvanian and updates the Keystone and New York-Washington
schedules. The reschedule of the Sunset Limited and connections are
also included. The Chicago - Pittsburgh file is deleted and the
temporary San Joaquin schedule file is deleted.
21 Jan 05 This version adds temporary San Joaquin schedule for the track
23.3 reconstruction project January 23 to February 4, 2005. A few minor
edits are also included.
21 Dec 04 Version 23.2 incorporates the Amtrak California Thruway service changes
23.2 effective 17 November. Minor revisions to the train service files to
include minor updates for the November 17 changes.
24 Nov 04 This update includes updated files for the rest of the trains and
23.1 the thruway schedules except for the California thruway services.
2 Nov 04 Most of the train schedule files are updated for the fall schedule
23.0 change. The thruway schedules are not updated in this release.
22 Jul 04 This update corrects an omission from the last update and deletes the reference
22.24 to the International.
8 Jul 04 This version removes the temporary Florida schedules and incorporates
22.23 some minor edits.
18 Jun 04 The date for removal of the temporary Florida schedules
22.22 is changed to 7 July in this update.
4 Jun 04 This update adds a temporary Ethan Allen schedule and incorporates
22.21 some minor edits.
11 May 04 This updates the California thruway connecting service schedules
22.2 and completes the April 26 updates.
4 May 04 This completes update of the Amtrak train schedules and the thruway
22.1 schedules except for the Amtrak California services. Temporary
schedules for the Florida service are also included.
27 Apr 04 Most of the train schedule files are updated for the April schedule change.
22.0 Note that the International was cut back to Port Huron as the Blue Water.
Also, the Capitols schedules were converted to separate north and south files.
The thruway schedules are not updated in this release.
30 Dec 03 This version corrects and updates the outgoing links to other sites. The
21.3 onboard services have been updated and a new file was created for the Silver
Service/Florida train services and the Northeast Services file was expanded
to include the Empire and Keystone corridors and links to the named
eastern/northeast trains. This update also includes some October 27 changes
made after the schedules were published.
10 Nov 03 This version corrects the schedule for the connections at Aldershot to Ontario
21.2 in the Maple Leaf file. Also, the outgoing links in the west coast train
schedule files have been updated and the Washington - Idaho service file
was reformatted.
6 Nov 03 Updating of the west coast train schedules and the thruway schedules are included
21.1 in this vesion, completing the October 27 update. The Surf/Lompoc California thruway
file is discontinued.
27 Oct 03 The train schedule files except for the west coast rains are updated for the
21.0 October schedule change. The thruway schedules are not updated in this release.
6 Jun 03 An updated station list is included in this update. Several files were
20.21 edited to correct minor problems and to add connection information.
27 May 03 The California thruway schedules were updated to reflect the April 28
20.2 schedule changes. The Empiore corridor schedules were updated to
reflect the May 19 schedule corrections.
12 May 03 The Empire Corridor eastward, the Cardinal, and the Coast Starlight
20.1 schedules were updated for the April 28 changes. The Salt Lake City to
Boise thruway bus was restored to the California Zephyr file. The Alaska
Marine Highway service was added to the Cascade Corridor file.
28 Apr 03 The schedule files were updated for the April 28 schedule change.
20.0 The thruway schedules have not been updated in this release.
10 Feb 03 The Pennsylvanian service is reduce to New York - Pittsburgh instead
19.5 of Chicago. The Keystone and New York - Washington files were updated
to the February 10 schedules. A new Pittsburgh - Chicago file was created.
28 Jan 03 The Northeast corridor Boston, Washingtone, and Keystone files were
19.4 revised to the January 27 schedule changes. The Springfield files were
reformatted to combine weekday and weekend trains. Also, the thruway
links were edited to delete old links and add new files and links.
7 Jan 03 The Capitol schedule is revised, adding a an early morning train from
19.31 Sacramento to San Jose and a late evening Friday train Oakland to
Sacramento.
11 Dec 02 This completes the fall update with the connecting thruway schedules.
19.3 In addition, Thanksgiving notes were removed from the NEC files.
22 Nov 02 This completes updating of all trains. It also incorporates
19.2 the northeast Thanksgiving schedule changes abd additions.
11 Nov 02 This updates most of the remaining train schedules for the
19.1 October 27 revision.
27 Oct 02 This update is the start of the 10/28 update for the northeast and
19.0 10/27 national schedule update. The initial update includes the
Northeast corridor, the Capitol Corridor, San Francisco - Emeryville,
Southboound Surfliners, City of New Orleans, Carbondale, Florida
Silver Service, and the Empire corridor westbound.
7 Apr 02 The Empire Corridor and the Vermonter files were updated to reflect
17.10 changes related to Metro North track maintenance. A few other
minor edits are also included.
18 Mar 02 The San Joaquin trains and coordinated Amtrak Thruway schedules
17.9 were updated.
13 Mar 02 The Amtrak Thruway files were updated to reflect the March 13
17.81 Greyhound schedule changes. We also incorporated other thruway
changes as discovered.
28 Feb 02 The Pacific Northwest files are updated, primarily the connecting
17.8 the connecting thruway busses. A few Amtrak links were also
corrected and/or updated.
19 Feb 02 The Downeaster file is updated to att the station stop at Saco,
17.72 the Ethan Allen, Capitols, and Bakersfield files have minor
edits and fixes.
11 Feb 02 This update corrects the Ethan Allen schedule change that was missed
17.71 missed in the January 28 update. It also includes more updates
to Amtrak links.
28 Jan 02 This update incorporates the January 28 northeat schedule changes and
17.7 integrates the Acela Express/Metroliner schedules with the other New
York - Washington and Boston - Washington schedule files.
13 Jan 02 The January 13 changes to the Texas Eagle and Sunset Limited
17.6 are incorporated. We also update the Amtrak links in many of the
western service files.
18 Dec 01 The December 17 changes in the Michigan service are incorporated
17.5 update. Also, Amtrak links are updated on these files.
9 Dec 01 The revised Kentucky Cardinal schedule effective December 4, the
17.4 Northest Corridor schedule updates effective December 10, and the new
Boston - Portland Downeaster schedules are included in this version.
16 Nov 01 The Thanksgiving schedules for extra/alternate train service are
17.3 being added in this update. Also, we continue the updating of
Amtrak and other rail connections links.
30 Oct 01 This corrects an error on the Kentucky Cardinal file and includes
17.21 service update information.
28 Oct 01 This update incorporates the schedule changes effective Oct 28, 2001
17.2 and updates the Amtrak links on the revised files. Most of the
changes are in the midwest and east and the Texas Eagle.
12 Oct 01 This updates completes incorporation of the September 30th schedule
17.1 changes. We also update the links to commuter rail websites.
3 Oct 01 This update incorporates most of the Amtrak schedule changes
17.0 effective on September. Missing are most of the Amtrak Thruway,
Capitols, San Joaquin, California Zephyr, New York - Washington,
and the southbound Boston - Washington weekend schedules. This
update also includes updated Amtrak links for long distance
trains in the northeast.
24 Aug 01 This change resulted from the changes in the Coast Starlight
16.6 schedules. Also included are minor edits to the Kentucky
Cardinal, the Carolinian/Piedment, and the New York -
Philadelphia - Chicago files.
15 Aug 01 This change updates the schedules for the weekday Acela Express
16.5 service between Washington and Boston, adding one round trip New
York to Boston abd two reound trips New York to Washington,
replacing four current metroliners. Minor edits/corrections are
incorporated in the Sunset Limited and Texas Eagle files.
27 Jul 01 This version updates the Amtrak Thruway schedules that are
16.4 operated by Greyhound and some minor file edits. the files
affected are NY - Philadelphia - Chicago, Virginia service,
Crescent, Florida service, Empire Builder, Southwest Chief,
Sunset Limited, Texas Eagle, and all the thruway files.
13 Jul 01 This update is included to correct the Ethan Allen file and
16.32 reinstate the Amtrak Thruway connections to Foxwoods.
12 Jul 01 This version corrects the Vermonter file, deleting the notes
16.31 regarding no service north of Springfield.
9 Jul 01 This version updates schedules for the trains in the northeast
16.3 as well as the Capitol Ltd., Lake Shore Ltd., Lake Country Ltd.,
International, Hiawathas, St. Louis schedules, Texas Eagle,
the Cascades schedule, and associated eastern and western thruway
schedules.
18 Jun 01 This update is to included the notice of temporary service
16.21 discontinuance north of Springfield due to poor track conditions
on the New England Central RR. Also included are updated Amtrak
California route files to correct several minor errors.
29 May 01 This update incorporates the May 18 and May 21 Amtrak California
16.2 schedule changes. We also did some file cleanups to facilitate
future changes (e_broad, e_capit, e_card, mw_milw, and ne_em_e/w).
The ne_bo_nmf has minor corrections.
8 May 01 This update completes posting the April 29 general Amtrak schedule
16.1 change and includes minor edits to a few previously posted files.
30 Apr 01 This is the regular Amtrak spring schedule update. Most of the
16.0 files are updated and the rest will be done by May 6. Of note are
that the Acela Express service is being further increased and the
Connecticut Valley service to Springfield is reduced.
6 Apr 01 This update corrects errors in the 1 April Empire Corridor revisions.
15.51 Also included are more link corrections and some other minor changes.
1 Apr 01 This version updates the Empire Corridor schedules to reflect delays
15.5 due to construction along the Husdon River. We also update some
links and include some minor file editing.
5 Mar 01 This update is primarily the changes made to the Northeast Corridor
15.4 schedules that add two more roundtrips of the Acela Express - one each
Boston - New York and Washington - New York, non-stop. The Texas Eagle
and Sunset Limited schedules were updated to reflect the return to
Marshall and Longview of the Texas Eagle and the discontinuance of the
fourth San Antonio service. A few other files were edited.
9 Jan 01 We incorporate the January 9 Greyhound changes into the files. The
15.3 format for the Boston schedules was expanded to weekday/weekend and the
Keystone files were reformatted. Minor edits and corrections and some
link updates were made to most of the western and west coast files and
a few others. The background color was changed on the modified files.
The old update notes were relegated to a separate archive file.
11 Dec 00 This version updates the Northeast schedules by adding the initial
15.2 Acela Express service. The Keystone, Empire Corridor, and the
Adirondack files also have minor changes. The link to the Shore Line
East site was updated and the Champlain Flyer commuter service was
linked from the Vermonter schedule. The Sounder link was restored to
the Cascades file, connecting buses were corrected in the Capitols
file, and links to the Zephyr file for connecting buses were restored.
The station list was also updated.
7 Nov 00 This version completes the semi-annual schedule update by adding
15.1 Amtrak California coordinated Thruway bus schedules. Minor edits
are also included on the index page and the "credits" page.
31 Oct 00 This update incorporates the semi-annual fall schedule changes. The
15.0 Northeast Corridor has many changes. Of note, is the attempt to
operate many of the trains at the same time every hour. We also
introduce the use of the new Amtrak logo. The California Thruway
coordinated bus service is not yet updated.
11 Oct 00 This change adds the Truckee, CA bus stop to the connecting bus
14.71 Capitol train 740.
10 Oct 00 The second Talgo service train between Portland and Eugene was
14.7 added and the bus deleted.
29 Sep 00 The Detroit/Toledo/Pontiac schedules are revised. We also add a
14.6 link for the new Coaster commuter rail service in the Seattle area.
The reference to a temporary Hiawatha schedule was removed.
21 Sep 00 This version incorporates Amtrak Thruway schedule changes for routes
14.5 operated by Greyhound. The schedules for the Sunset Limited and
Silver Meteor are also updated. Services revisions were made to the
Ethan Allen, Kentucky Cardinal, and the Twilight Shoreliner, The
race track special trains were removed from the San Diego schedules.
21 Jul 00 Version 14.4 adds the special San Diego trains to support traffic
14.4 associated with the Del Mar Race Track. Corrections in the connecting
trains schedule are included and the Illinois service file underwent
some reformatting.
9 Jul 00 This update posts the schedule changes for the northeast trains.
14.3 An Acela Regional round trip is added to the Northeast Corridor on
weekends. A train is added to the Empire corridor and a round trip is
added to the Keystone corridor. The remaining changes are largely
"fine tuning". Also included are the missing Coast Starlight schedule
and updates to the Cascades corridor and the Lake Country Limited.
10 Jun 00 This update completes the May 21 schedule chages by adding the
14.2 Amtrak California Thruway service. The Lake Country Limited has a
minor change reflecting that they are no longer reserved and a
temporary Hiawatha schedule is added for the "six week" period
of track construction.
25 May 00 Thia update completes the update for train swchedules which are
14.1 the Zephyr, the Southwest Chief, the Cardinal, and the Pacific
Surfliners (formerly the San Diegans).
21 May 00 The National schedule revisions are incorporated except for a few
14.0 long distance trains, the San Diegans, and the Amtrak California
thruway services. Corresponding minor adjustments were made to
the Northeastern train schedules. These changes add a third
Philadelphia - Chicago service with Viewliner sleeping cars and
connections to/from New York. The San Diego trains are being
upgraded to the Pacific Surfliner service.
17 Apr 00 Added the new Lake Country Limited train. Added Bridgeport stop to
13.8 NEC train 175. Minor edits to Lake Shore Limited, Heartland
Flyer, and Kentucky Cardinal files. Added link to new website to
the Crescent file.
9 Mar 00 This version corrects minor errors in the January 31 and February 27
13.72 schedule changes. The station list is also updated.
11 Feb 00 This issue revises the effective date of the Capitols and connections
13.71 changes to 27 February.
5 Feb 00 The California Amtrak train and thruway schedules are changed as a
13.7 result of the changes to the Capitol Corridor schedules. Also
included are some minor edits.
29 Jan 00 The Northeast schedules are revised as the Acela Reqional service`
13.6 is introduced between Boston and Washington. This affects also the
Empire, Keystone, the northeast long-distance, and the thruway
connections as well. Also included is a redo of the version 13.5
changes to correct a compression problem.
22 Jan 00 The San Joaquin and related Amtrak Thruway schedules are changed to be
13.5 in effect during rehabitation of the track between Stockton and Fresno.
Minor edits are also included in this update.
10 Jan 00 Added a new file for the Twilight Shoreliner and updated the Kentucky
13.4 Cardinal and Capitols files. The International and Maple Leaf files
were revised to reflect the VIA schedule changes. Minor edits are also
included.
8 Dec 99 Changed and extended Hoosier State to the Kentucky Cardinal. The
13.3 Riverbank station was moved to Modesto for the San Joaquins. Also
minor edits on the Cardinal.
22 Nov 99 Added Pacific Northwest to notes for increased Thanksgiving notes
13.21 and deletes reference for additional trains in the midwest.
19 Nov 99 Added notes regarding Thanksgiving schedules and travel, incorporated
13.2 some minor corrections to the Empire Corridor, and fixed the Western
Thruway file.
10 Nov 99 The rest of the train files and the California thruway buses are
13.1 updated with this revision. We also have corrected some errors in
the files. Note that the updated files display with a white
background -- we are looking for comments on this change.
31 Oct 99 General fall update, except for the California Thruway services and.
13.0 three train files. Most of the changes are minor schedule adjustments.
30 Sep 99 Added some new Pacific Northwest and Midwest thruway services and
12.6 deleted Philadelphia - Bethlehem - Allentown service.
2 Sep 99 This update adds the second train north from Seattle, to Bellingham,
12.5 changes the Capitol Florida connection to the Silver Meteor, adds the
new midwest east-west Illinois thruway connections, and adds the Grand
Canyon railway connection. A few errors are also corrected.
6 Aug 99 Adds new Amtrak Thruway connections from the Richmond depot to downtown
12.4 Richmond and Davenport - Indianapolis and added a link to the new Ethan
Allen Connector operating Rutland to Burlington. Some reformatting and
editing is also included.
18 Jun 99 This version primarily updates the Greyhound Thruway schedules. It
12.3 also adds the name of the Heartland Flyer, fixes a few errors
and does some reformatting.
10 Jun 99 This updates adds the new Fort Worth - Oklahoma train. Reformatted
12.2 the Pacific Northwest into two files to allow for the growing Cascades
Corridor. A few links were fixed.
1 Jun 99 Completed update of the California buses and completed the western
12.1 thruway file. Also did some reformatting into our standard format
and corrected some non-working links.
16 May 99 General spring schedule update. Northeast schedules have been
12.0 adjusted to allow for track work and electrification. Northeast
services changes Custom class to Business class and drops First Class
service on NortheastDirect trains. The Acela high speed trains will
provide first class service on the Acela Express service. Pacific
Northwest Cascade service is now faster using talgo trains. The west
Amtrak Thruway connecting service file is added. The California
Amtrak Thruway bus schedules were corrected but somw were not updated
to add new service.
2 May 99 Updated VIA connections for the International.
11.91
11 Apr 99 Incorporated the Empire Corridor schedule changes including the Lake
11.9 Shore Limited, Adirondack, Mapleleaf, and Ethan Allen and affected
connecting busses. Also included are some minor corrections.
29 Mar 99 Completed incorporation of the Amtrak California updates to both
11.8 trains and thruway buses. Revised San Diego schedules to northbound
and southbound to match the published Amtrak California schedules.
Also, some minor corrections and editing.
8 Mar 99 Updated San Joaquin and Capitol files and most of the connecting
11.7 thruway bus schedules to reflect the 2/21 schedule change. Also some
minor corrections.
20 Feb 99 Added the files and links for the Amtrak Thruway connections in the
11.6 midwest region. Updated the San Joaquin files with fifth round trip
and some of the Amtrak Thruway connecting buses.
2 Feb 99 Added the files and links for Amtrak Thruway connections in the east
11.5 and northeast. Restored the pre-trackwork San Joaquin schedules.
Update includes some general clean-up of files and minor corrections.
11 Jan 99 Revised California schedules, primarily due to trackwork. Also,
11.4 fixed some minor errors.
24 Dec 98 Completed correction of schedule errors and updating of Amtrak links.
11.3 Also added some Amtrak Thruway connecting services.
7 Dec 98 Added missing thruway connections and corrected errors found during
11.2 proofreading. Updated several ancillary files.
12 Nov 98 Continue October 25 update. Include all but a few Amtrak California
11.1 Thruway files. Added Thruway connections to the Zephyr and Empire
Builder files. Corrected Amtrak link URLs.
25 Oct 98 Fall 1998 general update. Added service to Empire, Keystone, San
11.0 Diegan, and Capitol corridors. Corrected Amtrak link URLs.
21 Sep 98 Revised the Hudson Valley schedules due to planned track maintenence.
10.7 Added Silver Service Thruway bus connection file and added Los Angeles-
Las Vegas bus link. Corrected Amtrak and Metro North URLs on these
files. Added some new links and updated the station list.
Update the DVARP e-mail address and website URL.
1 Sep 98 Revised the schedule for the Texas Eagle to reflect Union Pacific's
10.6 poor performance. Reformatted the Carolinian file. Minor cleanups.
24 Aug 98 This was a 2-step update, the first was 14 August.
10.5 First, the Three Rivers was updated to add the Akron stop and the
additional weekend trains were added to the San Diegans schedule.
The second step is a revision to the Hudson Valley schedules due to
track maintenance, formatting revision to the Florida service, and a
minor change to the Southwest Chief.
20 Jul 98 Expanded section on Amtrak California.s Thruway bus services. We are
10.4 looking for comments on these files. Suggestions are welcome. Please
e-mail Brad Fuller with your comments.
Added the reinstated Hoosier State, Chicago to Indianapolis.
14 Jul 98 Added section on Amtrak California's Thruway bus connections. We are
10.3 especially looking for comments on both the content and the format for
these connecting buses.
Added Hot Springs, AR bus schedule to Texas Eagle file.
Deleted Watertown service from the Milwaukee (Hiawatha) schedules.
Minor corrections and Transitinfo URL update to several of these files.
Updated URL for DVARP on these revised files.
8 Jun 98 Added references to new mirror site. Updated West Florida bus
10.2 schedules and added bus schedule times to San Diegan schedules.
26 May 98 Completed general schedule update. This update also includes updated
10.1 links and minor corrections resulting from proofing files.
17 May 98 Spring general schedule update. Minor northeast changes. Many
10.0 time adjustments to schedules on long distance trains.
12 Apr 98 Minor revisions from proof reading and more files with new format.
9.9a Lake Shore Limited schedule updated.
5 Apr 98 Spring general Northeast schedule change. Many times adjusted to
9.9 allow for construction and upgrading of Northeast Corridor for the
high speed train sets. We are looking for comment on the format
change for connecting trains.
Additional Empire Corridor service.
City of New Orleans, Hiawatha, Texas Eagle, and Sunset Route
schedules revised.
2 Jan 98 Minor revisions, and all error fixes completed.
9.1 Fourth Eagle starting date changed, Fostoria Three Rivers stop added.
7 Nov 97 Fall general schedule change. Many long-distance trains slower
9.0 Added fourth weekly Eagle, continuing to LA.
Testing new format for Pacific Northwest schedules, please comment!
San Diegans split into separate weekday/weekend files
10 Jul 97 Revised NortheastDirect schedules, Night Owl replaced
8.2 Revised weekend Metroliner SB, Cascadia will remain in operation.
18 Jun 97 Missing italics tag in Northeast Corridor schedules fixed
8.1b A couple more fixes
14 Jun 97 More proofreading and corrections, by Brad Fuller
8.1a Added Sunset Ltd. stop at Palm Springs
Added July 9 expiration for NortheastDirect schedules.
Eagle information updated
31 May 97 Change of days for trains 1 and 21; Eagle information updated
8.1 Link to reservations.amtrak.com added to all schedules
Added three California bus schedules
Berkeley mirror now at http://www.transitinfo.org/Amtrak/Scheds/
Proofreading and corrections
11 May 97 Spring general schedule change
8.0b Desert Wind, Pioneer, Gulf Coast eliminated; Builder, CNO daily
20 Dec 96 Many minor typographical changes, minor errors fixed
7.0a
10 Nov 96 By popular demand, and with Amtrak's authorization, the online
7.0 schedule project is continuing. Fall general schedule change
New Ethan Allen service to Rutland, Vermont
HTML work for more consistent appearance, links to upgraded
official Amtrak site.
17 Sep 96 Installed links to official schedules, announced completion of
6.3 our project and removal of these schedules on November 10
Revised Illinois routing for Southwest Chief
Removed seasonal Saratoga trains, Loop (CHI-SPI) eliminated
Updated days of operation for Crescent
5 Jul 96 Added trial Gulf Coast Limited service
6.2 HTML fixes, corrected Springfield train 145
Consolidated all changes since 6.1
27 Jun 96 Correction to Sunset schedule (we got incorrect information from
6.1a Amtrak)
9 Jun 96 West Coast schedule changes, Sunset Limited reroute
6.1 Various small corrections, thanks to Brad Fuller's proofreading
14 Apr 96 Nationwide schedule change
6.0 Added links to new semi-official pages for Keystone, San Diegan
Added link to Matt Fels's "webtrak" trip planning page
Seasonal services added, Cross-Florida bus-train eliminated
Many more fixes to links and HTML code
29 Jan 96 Minor Northeast Corridor schedule changes
5.5 mainly affecting Metroliners, long distance trains
All Northeast schedule files revised: titles, HTML fixes, etc.
Through-cars from Three Rivers to Capitol Limited
Carolinian Club service, Restored Thruway bus STL-Carbondale
Fourth weekly Crescent continued until September
(version skipped to 5.5 because of NE schedule changes)
29 Jan 96 HTML fix on Empire Builder
5.2
28 Dec 95 Various minor changes in on-board services.
5.1 More HTML errors corrected.
New Windsor-Mt. Ascutney stop on the Vermonter
Southbound Carolinian schedule changed.
Coast Starlight five days per week in winter 1996.
2 Dec 95 All schedules now in HTML format
5.0 Various HTML errors corrected, links added.
Metroliner schedules revised by Amtrak
Single HTML file for San Diegans in both directions
25 Nov 95 Beta release of full HTML schedules
5.0b Temporary link replaces San Diegan files
23 Nov 95 Interim releases on Libertynet only
4.9 Schedules were uploaded as updates came in
October 29 timetables were not released to the public until
mid-November, due to the possibility of last-minute changes
29 Sept 95 Days of operation changed for California Zephyr, Desert Wind
4.3 Corrected Crescent times: Washington-New York
13 Sept 95 minor HTML error on Lake Shore Ltd.
4.2
12 Sept 95: Patch to version 4.1
4.1 e_cres, e_mobile: corrected dates of travel
w_eagle: added Longview-Houston buses
e_card: Superliner service
link URLs corrected on several files, including index
8 Sept 95: New schedules effective September 10
4.0 First half of fall schedule change is early this year
All northeastern schedules changed
Broadway Limited eliminated Pitt-Chicago, renamed Three Rivers
Cardinal cut back to Washington-Chicago
Weekend Niagara Rainbow service to Toronto eliminated
End of seasonal Cape Cod and Saratoga services
City of New Orleans rerouted Memphis-Jackson
Dallas-Houston Texas Eagle service replaced with buses
**New HTML format introduced for all revised schedules
New hyperindex for easier browsing
Files renamed, now in a single directory
New introductory 00readme.txt file
13 June 95: Confirmed Saratoga dates correct in June 10 file
Chicago-Indianapolis train 316 was _not_ eliminated
but runs Thursday only. New Indy file added.
10 June 95: California Zephyr cut to four days per week.
City of New Orleans cut to five days per week.
Further schedule changes on San Diegan Corridor:
look out for additional unannounced changes!
Illinois trains saved with state funds, except 311-312 now M-F
Cape Codder service **will** run after all.
Saratoga Springs seasonal trains added. Conflicting information
on service dates was provided by Amtrak--please confirm
before riding. Likewise for Chicago-Indianapolis
10 May 95: Minor updates not included in Amtrak's printed schedules
(thanks to Virginia Association of Railway Patrons)
Typographical errors fixed (Empire Corridor, Coast Starlight)
Added Mount Baker International (service starts May 26)
Added Piedmont (service starts May 26)
5 Apr 95: Corrected days of operation for Pioneer.
31 Mar 95: New spring/summer schedules effective April 2. All files revised.
Inland Route (Boston via Springfield) service now ends at
Springfield. Harrisburg schedule not finalized due to Amtrak/
Pennsylvania negotiations. Amtrak service to Atlantic City
eliminated: connecting NJ Transit schedules are shown instead.
Montrealer cut back to St. Albans, connecting bus shown.
Gulf Breeze replaced with bus. Frequency cut on Pere Marquette,
Hiawathas. Lake Cities terminates at Pontiac. Frequency cut.on
Desert Wind, Empire Builder (Chi-Minn. remains daily)
Amtrak will announce the second phase of its service cuts in
early April, to take effect in June. Seattle-Vancouver service
expected to begin late May. Seasonal summer service to Saratoga
Springs, NY will run this summer. No Cape Codder this year.
If you object to these cuts, contact DVARP to see what you can
do to preserve Amtrak service. E-mail us at
4 Feb 95: Minor changes to San Diegans associated with startup of "Coaster"
commuter trains. Amtrak says that reports of a schedule change
on the Empire Corridor are incorrect.
2 Feb 95: Service cuts on some routes. Unfortunately, Amtrak has not
provided us with a full list of changes effective this month.
We are doing the best we can with information from news reports
and picked up off the net. More service cuts are expected to
take effect April 2, when there will be a full schedule change.
2 Nov 94: Full release including all revised schedules.
Further editing of file names to eliminate slashes.
29 Oct 94: New schedules effective 30 October. All files revised.
Interim release did not include all trains.
Special feature added to Northeast: Thanksgiving travel tips.
6 June 94: Repackaged the entire archive with the patches of 1 June and
these release notes.
*Amtrak reports that Cherry Hill station opening is now scheduled
for 1 July.
1 June 94: More files in Word format were found in the Northeast folder.
Replacement files were uploaded as AMPATCH.TAZ and AMPATCH.HQX
26 May 94: Some files in the Northeast folder were in Microsoft Word
format rather than straight text, so most text readers
picked up a lot of garbage. Converted those files to straight
ASCII and resent the package.
23 May 94: First release.
