Sometimes it pays to complain (see below).
I just spoke by telephone with Amtrak's Customer Relations department.
Because of what happened when I took the train from Philadelphia to Boston on my way to Provincetown, Amtrak is sending me a travel voucher equal to the cost of the ticket from Philadelphia to Boston.
Well, I made it back home all right. Back to the grindstone in the morning.
Amtrak will be hearing from me. The train that was supposed to get me into Boston an hour and a half before the boat sailed for Provincetown last Wednesday was two hours late because of bum equipment--bad traction motor on the locomotive (I heard two crew members talking about it).
So Amtrak screwed me and I missed the boat. Headed over to the bus station to see about getting a bus to P'town. Screwed again. That late train also made me miss the bus that connected at Hyannis for P'town. Would have had to sit in Hyannis till 8:30 that evening to get a bus (it was only 3:00 in the afternoon).
So I had to head out to the airport and fly over to P'town via Cape Air.
So I got to P'town only two hours later than expected--thanks, Cape Air--but Amtrak is going to hear from me.