Recent content by cfbush2000

I hadn't thought of that, I'll check it out. Thanks, Alan

And well done to you. Kindness to others is always a wonderful thing, and you sent her back home with a great story about the American people.

I have a few conversions. Mostly people I work with. My wife and grown sons are at best luke warm about Amtrak. Mostly due to not sleeping well in couch. My biggest success (and the one that means the most to me) is my brother. I left hone (PA) at 18, and I'm now 61. In that time my...

IIRC you will be on the North side of the train . I was in a bedroon on that train last Nov, and was on the North side, and the views were great.

Yes, it's very sad. You may be right about the parents suing. But, I doubt that Amtrak has liability here. Maybe the railroad that owns the track and crossing arm. Maybe the local Police who knew about the defective arm. But, if Amtrak was observing the speed limit and the crew was not...

I live in Larimore, ND (the station was closed over 20 years ago, shortly before I moved here), and I drive to Grand Forks, ND.

I live 30 yards from the tracks, and 30 yards from an Amtrak station that closed the year before I moved in. Now I drive 30 miles to board Amtrak. I can watch trains from my bedroom window. Amtrak goes east at 1 AM and west at 5 AM so it is usually dark. I will be going west on the 26th of...

Thanks guys. I will be on superliners. This means I can lighten my small bag as I will have access to my suitcase. Chuck

If I am traveling on a sleeper car, can I carry on the suitcase that I would normally check, and stow it in the entryway luggage area? Chuck