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  1. dlagrua

    Reading and Northern Tourist Train

    In Pennsylvania there is a 400 mile freight and tourist railroad based out of Port Clinton, PA called the Reading Blue Mountain, and Northern Railroad. It was the brainchild of Andy Muller who purchased an old PRR line and built it into strong regional railroad that currently serves 80...
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    AGR website comes up in Chinese

    Set to English but the website now comes up in Chinese. Anyone else seen this?
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    Amtrak/BNSF Ft Madison, IA Bridge hit by barge

    Yesterday the Ft Madison, IA bridge over the Mississippi River was hit by a barge and the line was closed for about 4 1/2 hours. Bridge damage resulted but it was considered not serious enough to close the line further. The Amtrak SW chief uses that line and there were delays. Hopefully the...
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    Philadelphia Metropolitan Lounge access

    Philadelphia has been our departing stop when we leave on long distance trips. To get to the lounge from the station you must haul your baggage up a long series of steps. We usually do that but this year myself and my wife are having back issues and am looking for an easier way to get to the...
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    Rail Nation Symposium October 6th - 8th, 2023 in Meridian MS

    I keep getting emails from the RPA about their Rail Nation Advocacy Symposium that will take place Friday Oct 6th to Sunday Oct 8th. in Meridian MS. According to RPA the conference will be filled with panels and presentations from local, regional, and federal speakers all discussing the very...
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    Michigan Central Station and Amtrak including service through Canada

    Michigan Central Station was once a hub of activity in Detroits Corktown area. It was an Amtrak stop until around 1987 when the railroad pulled out, left the station unused and it closed. During its years of abandonment thieves stripped out just about every wire, plumbing pipe and it was heavily...
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    Rail Passengers Association Discount Fare?

    Tried purchasing the RPA fare on a trip online today. Provided my RPA membership number and the agent asked for a "discount code" . I could not find this on the RPA site on my membership card or anywhere else. Does anyone know how you take advantage of that discount?
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    New Cancellation Policy at Amtrak (August 2023)

    Booked some tickets today and was advised that a new cancellation policy is now in effect. If I understood it correctly if you cancel before 120 days of your reservation you get a full refund. Within the 120 days you will receive a voucher. If you cancel within two weeks there is a $250...
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    Mystery Points Boost Offer

    Received an email yesterday on Amtraks Mystery Bonus Points offer valid until 7/31/23. It looks like Amtrak is offering a "points boost" by providing extra points with each purchase. I purchased 20,000 + 6000 and calculated that the points cost .029 which is really not that great but when FNBO...
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    Checking reservations using points?

    We have taken dozens of Amtrak trips over the years both for points and/or cash. The ones purchased for cash can be easily checked on the Amtrak website, but ticket reservations made for points do not seems to show up. Is there a way to check these reservations made using points?
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    Booking Hotels thru Amtrak?

    I notice that Amtrak has a site or related sight for booking hotels and car rentals. On one reservation to The Spinghill Suites In Springdale UT that I checked they are offering 7000 pts for a three night booking BUT they require you to pay in advance but with cancellation privileges. My...
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    Amtrak Winslow AZ station update

    Many of you have used the Winslow station that is located behind the LaPosada Hotel (formerly the Harvey House) As lodging is right there its a convenient stop on the Amtrak S.W Chief. The difficultly in recent years at that destination has been the availability of rental cars. That is all...
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    Salaries of Amtrak Management

    With Amtrak going through a difficult period the last two years its seems that Amtrak management did extremely well. Judge for yourself but here is the chart.
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    Amtrak Long Distance advertising

    I was watching a movie on Tubi (streaming TV) last night and several Amtrak Commercials came up during the break. The ad showed onboard pictures but then implied that wherever you want to go Amtrak can take you. The video later showed people in the outdoors in a boat in a remote setting not in...
  15. dlagrua

    The Midwest Auto Train- What it was like

    We get quite a few questions on why Amtrak didn't pick up the midwest auto train route and there are many reasons why. For the curious I found a website showing pictures of the Midwest Autotrain terminal, its location and yard. Autotrain Old Midwest terminal pics If there is interest I can post...
  16. dlagrua

    Amtrak Station Winslow, AZ

    We have planned a trip to the Grand Canyon North rim that will start in Winslow, AZ. The Amtrak station is at the LaPosda Hotel and we have lodged there before, Train arrives at around 8:30 PM so we will stay at the hotel for the evening. The next day we will will take a road trip to the North...
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    Will Amtrak use Viewliners on the LD Western Trains?

    Recent derailing accidents on the EB and SWC have wiped out quite a bit of Superliner equipment of which Amtrak doesn't have a surplus of. It seems that to continue the Western routes either superliner equipment must be found, ordered or Amtrak must use what it has in Viewliners. My thought is...
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    Booking a trip with points for May 20th through May 27 2023 and no luck

    Trying to book a trip Leaving May 2Oth 2023 and returning May 27th 2023 and the Amtak website will not accept my order. Trying to use points as I have 150,000 of them. What am I doing wrong?
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    Ideas about increasing Amtrak ridership

    I believe that higher gasoline prices could lead to shorter driving trips. Amtrak ridership could go up but the mentality of the American people would need to change into accepting passenger rail as alternative transportation. Most of the people that I speak with know nothing about it, and...
  20. dlagrua

    Autotrain Services Drastically Cut?

    I was just corresponding with a friend who made a trip on the Autotrain yesterday. He reported that there was only one open cafe car, the train had no dining cars open and that meals were served in their rooms. Breakfast was a "grab and go" event. The staff told him all this was the result of...
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