So if you've been wondering how the Cannonball has been doing since the LIRR made big changes to the train for this year, the answer to your question is pretty darn good. So good, that the LIRR has announced that the Hamptons Reserve service for all the Friday trains is sold out for the rest of the 2013 season. That's right, every possible Hamptons Reserve seat for the rest of the summer is sold out.
In previous years the LIRR would occasionally be sold out on a small handful of the busier days over the course of the summer, but this is the first time in as long as I can remember that the entire summer has sold out this early.
If you still wish to travel on the Cannonball, don't fret, you can still travel in the 10 other unreserved cars on the train with everybody else. There won't be any reserved seats or bar service, but you're still getting to the Hamptons pretty darn quickly.
There are still reserved seats available on the Cannonball West which departs Montauk on Sunday evenings for the rest of the season, so you can snatch those up if you so desired.
This is promising news for the Cannonball. It actually appears that the LIRR has gotten one right for once. But, while it is good news, there are some unforeseen problems that might arise because of this (hint, hint) but I'll save that part for another day (specifically, Monday).
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