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Confirmed: Amtrak's "Track A Train" map shows 4(14) northeast of ABQ on the official route, as opposed to the detour route. They must have made quick work cleaning up the accident site.

It looks like the detour may be short lived... #4 is sitting in ABQ now, but shows as "On Time" for Lamy and all stations down the line EDIT(s) - Fixed spelling, corrected train number.

I used a similar trick when on a multi city trip (KCY-CHI-WAS-PHI-NYP-BOS-WAS-CHI-STL) several years back. Each day upon arrival in a new city, I'd retrieve my large suitcase, swap a day's worth of clothes into my backpack, put the prior day's dirty clothes in the suitcase and immediately...

Checking the bags for transit from NYP to WAS on Sunday morning and picking them up when I arrive back in DC Sunday night would be ideal... However, the train I'm taking doesn't have baggage service, my bags would be on another train. The only NE Regional to carry bags runs in the middle of the...

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I'm taking a trip to NY this weekend via Amtrak. I know you can check bags from NYP to WAS via the overnight regionals, even if you are traveling on another train (I've done that before)... but is it possible to check your bag to WAS from NYP via one of the Long Distance trains? I know the...

If you are arriving on a weekday, you would also have the option of connecting to the VRE Commuter Rail #303 at Alexandria. Arrive ALX via Silver Star at 2:40pm Depart via VRE #303 at 3:57pm Arrive FBG at 5:09pm VRE Fare is $10.40 for ALX-FBG If you miss #303, additional VRE Trains bound...

If I have a window seat, I tend to stay there... but if I am stuck with an aisle seat, I spend as much time in the Cafe Car or SSL as possible.

Tonight's westbound MORR had a much smaller group of drunkards get on in Hermann (around 40). So far, only one arrest, but we still have a ways to go. That did get the attention of the group in my car... after that, they became much more subdued. I had a great time and hope to see you all...

True... but SO Close... The shortest route given by Google Maps between KSU and the Topeka station is 54.9 miles.... less than 5 miles outside of the OP's 50 mile radius.

I would have discovered the joys of train travel much sooner had Amtrak served Nashville! Instead, my journeys home from Vandy ('97-'01) were all via Southwest Airlines, or a nine hour solo drive.

It looks like you managed to catch the detoured Texas Eagle... due to track work between Springfield and St. Louis, you can expect to see Amtrak's Texas Eagle passing through Sidney periodically over the next few months. The exact dates are: September 1 – 8, 2010; September 16 – 24, 2010...

When riding the Missouri River Runner back from Kirkwood yesterday, I noticed that some of the posters in the Cafe Car were VERY out of date.

Not sure what they were doing in Michigan.... but KCS owns the railroad formerly known as TFM (now known as Kansas City Southern de Mexico... yes, they really were THAT un-original when picking a new name), so seeing the two engines together isn't unexpected.

Dang... not a good day. I heard about the first incident on the radio this morning on my way into work... They mentioned it on the traffic report and stated it was a "Car vs. Train" accident, but at that time they didn't mention that it was Amtrak. Given the location they mentioned and the...