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ehbowen replied to the thread Comfortable, inexpensive travel Seattle to Pittsburgh.Coach on the train from Seattle to Pittsburgh will be much more comfortable than a bus, and about the same speed. The bus will be... -
ehbowen replied to the thread Historical rail travel in US and Mexico question.Yes, they did. At least in the timetable I'm familiar with the Imperial dipped below the border twice: Once for fifty miles just east of...
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ehbowen replied to the thread Historical rail travel in US and Mexico question.The Penn Texas began in 1948 when the Texas Eagle was inaugurated as a coordinated streamlined service upgrading from the old...
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ehbowen replied to the thread Hotels convenient to Amtrak.I just thought I'd break in and mention our two hotel highlights from our 2016 circle trip...both in Canada: For Vancouver, BC, we...
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ehbowen replied to the thread Amtrak dining service.Not necessarily all of the subsidy. I'd suggest making an amount essentially equal to the current subsidy available for number of seats...
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ehbowen replied to the thread Amtrak dining service.Tie the subsidy to ticket sales. Leverage the consumer's dollar.
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ehbowen replied to the thread States move toward user based road tax.That would actually be my preferred solution, perhaps with inspection stations at the state line where you could register your mileage...
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ehbowen replied to the thread States move toward user based road tax.Watch for that to be made illegal as well. "Your papers, please? Ach, und cell phone?"
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ehbowen replied to the thread States move toward user based road tax.With the decline in gasoline use it was inevitable...and it won't stop until Big Brother has a neverending, Internet-searchable (by the...
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ehbowen replied to the thread Freight train derailment at grade crossing.With trucking you mainly have two kinds of companies: The giants who own hundreds or even thousands of trucks, run their own terminals...
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ehbowen replied to the thread The economics of budget airlines don't make sense.One item I didn't see mentioned: Freight, mail, and express...especially mail. When I worked behind the scenes at Hobby Airport in the...
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When I took flight lessons back in the '70s, NOTAM stood for Notice to Airmen. I guess Notice to Air Missions is politically correct...
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