Recent content by billl

My advice/experience on the V-I's heat control is this...the white round thermostat on the wall seems to control the heat. BUT do not rely on the numbers on the dial. Move the dial very slowly and you will hear a "click". When you hear that click, moving upwards (counter clockwise), the heat...

I flew on a 707 from Hartford to Boston and then onto London on TWA in February of 1974. Was a good flight...the movie was American Graffiti. Coming home in June we flew on a TWA 747 which had turned backed to London after takeoff on the previous day (or so we were told). Flew on a Convair...

No. I don't remember her name. All I know is that there was no water in the FIRST CLASS car when there should have been. I could give a s#$t what her seniority was...all I know is that I paid for water and had none!

On my last pre-Covid Amtrak trip in April of 2020, I rode the WB Cardinal between Washington and Chicago in a sleeper. The SCA made a big deal about how she was the most senior SCA either out of her crew base (or in the entire company...can't remember). She was nice but I got up the next...

Saw the video...couple of points. First...Does Gardner think the freight railroads will let Amtrak run multiple frequency trips on routes that currently have no passenger service at all? Atlanta - Knoxville for example. Is NS going to be, all of a sudden, this great partner when it comes to...

This is the third time in the last 3 weeks this has happened.  All have happened in the middle of the week.  An engine craps out on #6 in Colorado.  The P42's are wearing out.   Oh well.

Twice in the last two weeks this scenario has happened.  I was supposed to leave from Holdrege the morning of January 31st (Thursday) on #6 for Chicago and then onto Washington.  Train was on-time until just east of Denver when mechanical issues occurred.  Ended up arriving Holdrege around 6:30...

Wonder if Amtrak has any plans to change the Cardinal?  Pull off the diner-lite and its microwave fare, put on a V-II diner with the new "contemporary" menu.  Keep the AmCafe with the business class (or eliminate business class and just use the AmCafe as the lounge/cafe for coach passengers). ...

I think the issue will be with the personnel who work as Air Traffic Controllers and TSA agents.  These individuals are having to work and are not getting paid.  If the shutdown drags on several more weeks, will these people keep working or will they quit or strike (not sure that is legal), or...

Hopefully the changes being discussed are implemented and the dining experience improves on the LSL and the Capitol Limited (CL). What Amtrak may be trying to get at is a meal system for first class passengers similar to what you get on overseas flights but with (maybe) more options.  Hence the...