Periodically over its 45 year history, Amtrak has experimented with separate “National” and “Northeast” editions but has always returned to a national system timetable.
While VIA Rail Canada still provides a pocket timetable which lists all of its routes, virtually all other forms of public transportation dropped paper versions long ago. It dropped to 360,000 by 2013, and concluded with a 300,000 printing in what turned out to be the final printed timetable, which was issued on January 11, 2016. Individual route panels will continue to be printed for distribution aboard trains and at stations these are also available on-line.Īs late as the 2011-2012 Fall-Winter edition, Amtrak’s press run was 500,000.Reducing print is financially and environmentally responsible.Schedules, policies, and programs are ever-changing, and it’s impossible to keep the printed document up-to-date.
In a statement released this week, Amtrak says, “surveys have revealed that few customers want or use the printed System Timetable and expressed a preference to access information on-line.” Other reasons given include: WASHINGTON - Although it will continue to be available as a downloadable file from Amtrak’s website, the national timetable with every train on every route at every station - and all of the Amtrak Thruway bus connections - will no longer be printed.
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