Recent content by gswager

I used to live in Portales, south of Cannon. I used county road several times just west of AFB runway to go to Albuquerque. I got lucky one time when the fighter plane flew overhead from the runway, bringing rumble on my vehicle. Now that county road was relocated a mile away due to radio...

I've been driving/riding all kind of vehicles- pick-up, 1972 VW Bug with stick, adventure motorcycle, ag equipments (loaders, articulated dump truck, telehandler w/ 4 way steering/snake mode, tractors with wide implements, tractors with heavy trailers, etc.) and commercial vehicles. Since I...

Does Japan has that type of warning for high speed trains when the earthquake struck few years ago?

I'll believe it when both tracks are meeting halfway, just like on Promontory Point. It has been talkings for years but no action.

It's Amtrak #3 which is westbound Southwest Chief. #30 is the car location number. I don't have the detail with the last 2 numbers specifically. I think 3 is sleeper and 0 is car number from diner car. Others will chime in.

Hello! I'm from southern Idaho, middle of nowhere for Amtrak! I usually fly to major cities that has good connection between the airports and stations in daylight not in middle of the night!

I've rode San Joaquin several times. The bus ride between Bakersfield and LAUS wasn't too bad despite those speeders on the freeway. Who knows what's going to happens with SJ if the high speed route will be up and running.

It may be serious, usually the bearing is failing. The train may have to stop and have conductor inspect it to make sure. If it does, the train may go slowly to the nearest siding and disconnected the car from its trainset.

Perhaps they would reduce the need of using switches which would require thawed out before operating.

Longest flight was nearly 11 1/2 hours from Istanbul to Chicago, in daylight. It screwed up my biological time for nearly a week!

Yup, summer is coming- travel season so the demand would be high if the economy doesn't affect them greatly.

Blame on shortage of pilots in regional airlines. My local city lost 2 out of 3 scheduled flights and other airline discontinued it.

Just filled up gas at $4.39 per gallon at Costco in southern Idaho.

If riding is a must, the best location is in middle of car which had the least amount of bumpiness than over the wheels.

I hope I get a chance to see it. It's about 45 minutes of country drive to the UP line. I've seen UP 844 up close.