When planning your Thanksgiving travel this year, consider Amtrak. America's Railroad is planning additional services to help cater to the record number of travelers expected to hit the rails this fall.
Amtrak is planning ahead for Thanksgiving to help connect families for the holiday. Amtrak will operate every available passenger rail car in its fleet and is scheduling extra trains to accommodate additional passengers in the Northeast, Midwest, and on the West Coast according to a prepared release.
Extra trains and/or added capacity to existing trains will operate on the Northeast Corridor, the Chicago hub, the Pacific Northwest and in California with most of the additional trains and capacity running on the two busiest travel days, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, Nov. 23 and the Sunday after, Nov. 27.
The heaviest single travel day of the year for Amtrak is the Wednesday before Thanksgiving which set a record last year of 134,230 passengers for the day. Amtrak also set a record last year by transporting 704,446 passengers for the holiday week. Amtrak anticipates similarly strong ridership for this year's Thanksgiving travel.
A special Thanksgiving Holiday Timetable for the Northeast Corridor services will be available online Nov. 4 and in stations on Nov. 7. All Amtrak trains in the Northeast will require reservations - including the Harrisburg-Philadelphia Keystone Service, the New York-Buffalo Empire Service and the New Haven-Springfield Shuttles.
In addition, from Nov. 23 to 25, passengers traveling on Amtrak long-distance trains will be offered a menu item of a traditional Thanksgiving meal featuring a fully-cooked turkey breast with gravy, stuffing, cranberry sauce and side accompaniments. Pumpkin pie with whipped cream and maple walnuts will be offered as a dessert option.
Find out more or make your reservations at Amtrak's website.
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