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I looked at a route for January 2025. Coach and roomette/bedroom are almost sold out. Then add more cars! it’s nearly a year out so can’t they plan for that?

Why do trains stopping at Rutland have engines at both ends when there is a wye there?

So do I.

Rutland to Burlington in backwards. Burlington to Rutland is forward. Rutland to NYC is backward. NYC to Rutland is forward. And apparently they sometimes loop the training NYC, making it the opposite.

Why don’t they put a wye in Rutland so trains don’t have to run backward part of the way?

Apple Maps has a transit view which shows the tracks of any passenger train local and Amtrak.

I am trying to book the new train to Burlington for October but it doesn't show up. I thought service was going to start at there end of July.

is this the best scanner: Uniden Bearcat BC125AT Handheld Scanner, 500-Alpha-Tagged...

Can I use the Amtrak app to upgrade using an upgrade coupon or do I have to call?

The Pennsylvanian comes into the Pittsburgh station's spur engine first. After riders get off, the train backs out and does a wye so it's facing the right way to depart East in the morning. Why couldn't they do that in Miami?

Yes I reversed LSL should be 4911.

These are the four trains I will be on in April along with my traincar and room number. Are any of these new cars? 9411 xx 2130 xx 0430 xx 4812 xx MODERATOR NOTE: for security purposes, the actual room numbers were edited and replaced with "xx"

I was on a charter train few years back that ran from Hoboken to Philipsburg and then back but on slow going tracks to Hackettstown where we picked up NJT tracks back to Hoboken.

We were there last fall. On the drive from Lamy to Santa Fe, the driver said he was NOT suppose to drop us off at our hotel. But he did. We were the only passengers. On the return we had to meet the driver at Roadrunner. No hotel pickups.

On #90 is business class on the front or the back of the train. And is it a separate car or part of the cafe car?