Eric in East County

Arrived at Portland 5 minutes early. We met 686 at the siding north of Saco. Passing Rigby Yard south of Portland CSX locos some still...

On time at Exeter, just passed 684 at the Rockingham siding between Exeter and Durham.

Just pulled into Haverhill, on time so far. We took the route via Reading again so did not make Woburn. Wife and I got lunch at the...

Just boarded. BC is pretty full, got the last double seat the one with the bulkhead next to the cafe. No tray table! Oh well. North...

Our train complete with its wreath sitting on track 8 which we will be boarding shortly.

TF Green / Warwick station. Train 814 departed on time. The large structure over the tracks is the parking garage for the TF Green...

As I write this I am on MBTA train 814 which we boarded at TF Green Airport stop along with a dozen or so passengers. Just left...

One big issue is that very few people actually know about the little blue railroad crossing emergency phone number signs. They’re not...

Here is a video of the actual crash taking place at the grade crossing.... (will not work if access to Facebook SDK is limited to...

Society is going backwards, we need to protect rail crossings differently as common sense and basic situational awareness will no...

Another point that I believe has been made (that I will reinforce) is to book early to get the "prime" sleeper. If for any reason a...

That Amtrak found the wherewithal to add any service for any length of time is earth shattering.

Finally got an "official" policy from Amtrak Customer Relations. On 20 Nov 2023, after waiting on hold for 50 minutes, I spoke with...

3 Sleepers on a lot of trains throughout the country this week for Thanksgiving.

I think some of the LDs are also running some extra coaches. The starlight has 3 coaches and 2 full sleepers this week (instead of...