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ehbowen replied to the thread California Zephyr reservations.I did eastbound (SAC-GBB) with my parents in September 2016. Came down the Front Range with the setting sun behind us and pulled into... -
ehbowen replied to the thread Southwest Chief derailment.My understanding is that, as with drawbridges over waterways, much depends upon which came first: The highway or the railroad? Caveat: I...
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ehbowen replied to the thread Lower priced Sleeper for single travelers.It's intriguing, but if I were in a position to "pull the trigger" on economy overnight service I'd opt for a modified Slumbercoach...
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ehbowen replied to the thread Another try with sleeper buses.Yes, that was most likely your post which I referenced. I didn't look it up and I didn't remember who posted it, but I did give credit...
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That sounds like one of my earlier posts...the three locations that I recall that was practiced were Omaha, Wichita, and Amarillo on...
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ehbowen replied to the thread Another try with sleeper buses.Very true. Back when Trailways still operated a national network, there were always en route terminals, although they may have been...
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ehbowen replied to the thread What scheduling changes would you like?.The change I'd like to see is Amtrak and its host railroads proving that they can keep the existing schedules on time, and then think...
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ehbowen replied to the thread Amtrak dining.Remember what happened when the Sunset Limited's arrival in L.A was changed to oh-dark-thirty. Amtrak announced that arriving sleeping...
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ehbowen replied to the thread Lower priced Sleeper for single travelers.There was at least one startup airline in the deregulation era (which name I cannot recall at the moment) which tried to make a go of...
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ehbowen reacted to highfalutin's post in the thread Switching from sleeper to coach mid-ride with
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Priceless information, thanks! And your example really explains it. So I imagine the only way to get tickets "linked" is to talk with... -
ehbowen replied to the thread Switching from sleeper to coach mid-ride.Amtrak can "link" tickets in their system to show that they're part of the same trip, which (supposedly) means that if a disruption...
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ehbowen replied to the thread Amtrak dining.That's kind of the point. The existence of an on-board barber was an implicit advertisement that, "Our track is so smooth that you'll be...
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ehbowen replied to the thread Amtrak dining.Hey, they used to have barbers on board some trains who would give you a haircut and a shave. With a razor. At 90+ mph. The railroads...
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ehbowen replied to the thread Switching from sleeper to coach mid-ride.Yes, but so far it has been switching from coach to sleeper. You could tell that the conductor wasn't happy about processing the...
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ehbowen replied to the thread Lower priced Sleeper for single travelers.Never mind, found one here. Not very detailed, but close enough to answer my question. It would require reconfiguring the Slumbercoach...
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