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Amtrak's Arrow Reservation System is used nationally in the United States by Amtrak employees to take reservations, check train status, and monitor Amtrak equipment throughout the 30,000 miles (48,000 km) of the Amtrak network. Arrow was created to make Amtrak's reservation taking more simple. It went online November 1, 1981. [1]
Simplified version exists at Image:Amtrak California simplified map.svg. Map of Amtrak routes in California, highlighting the Amtrak California services: Capitol Corridor (red) Pacific Surfliner (green) San Joaquins (blue) Other Amtrak routes (daily or less) are in black. Stations served by those trains have a purple center.
All long-distance Amtrak trains have checked baggage service, save for the Auto Train, which instead allows passengers to transport items in their vehicles. On every other route, passengers are allowed two personal items, two carry-on bags, and two free checked bags. Two additional bags, oversized bags, and bicycles may be checked for a fee.
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NJ Transit trains typically stop on the outer platform tracks, while Amtrak trains typically stop on the inner platform tracks. The two center tracks, which do not serve the station, are used by express NJ Transit trains, as well as Amtrak services that do not stop here (the Acela and long-distance services).
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Amtrak says free wireless is now a standard service for everybody on its high-speed Acela Express trains. The announcement this week follows a three-month trial run, during which 20 Acela Express ...
Amtrak Northeast Corridor: New Rochelle to Washington, D.C. Some trips diverge at New Haven and turn north to serve Springfield, Massachusetts, operating over Amtrak's New Haven–Springfield Line. Additional service on that line is provided by Amtrak's Hartford Line trains, which have timed transfers to and from many Northeast Regional trips. [3]