Recent content by joelkfla

Another downside is the loss of sleeper inventory between FL & NYP, unless Amtrak restores the SM to 4 sleepers. I suppose transferring from the SS to a NER wouldn't be that terrible, except for the lack of checked baggage.

The difference is that the diner and the cafe (SSL on EB) each go in different directions when the EB & the LSL split. On the SL, the diner and the SSL/cafe both stay with the SL to NOL.

Looks unremarkable. What a difference overhangs and dormers can make!

OK. Either way, being or not being on a SL connection day would have no impact on supply levels.

I don't see any reason for that. The current schedules have 1 hour separation in WAS north & westbound, and 2 hours east & southbound. Schedule changes would be minimal to compress it down to a normal crew change stop.

Doesn't the cafe car originate in SAS, rather than transferring from the SL? If so, I would think it would be freshly provisioned leaving SAS.

Andy's full presentation is here:

That's what I thought, too. I think I recall several postings for chefs based in MIA before they restarted Traditional Dining on the Silvers.

I also discovered that Lower Level coach seats are unavailable to book out of CHI starting 9/5, as are the Family Bedrooms which were previously noted. Looking at dates before 9/5, Family Bedrooms almost never sell out. Someone on the Silver Star & Meteor Facebook group posted that the Star...

If this happens, I hope they keep at least 3 sleepers on the Meteor. Just 2 Accessible Bedrooms between FL & NY will make it very hard to get one on a couple months notice. I did some trial bookings. Both the NB & the SB Meteor have 5 or 6 bedrooms available on 6/2. I tried several days...

Save a few bucks: You can buy a 1-day Muni Visitor Passport for $13 at the cable car terminals, which includes unlimited rides on cable cars, Muni buses, light rail, and street cars, through midnight of the date of purchase. That's less than one round-trip on the cable cars, which costs $16...

That would certainly simplify getting to CHI -- and with TD all the way!

What consist for the CL? And do you mean running the Star on the full route between MIA & NYP?

I checked the latest GTFS data (updated this week), and it shows no changes to the northbound Silver Star through April 2025. If they terminate at WAS, it would be a significant reduction in service. Haven't they said that available VL sleepers would increase by the end of the year?

Did you clear browser cookies and cache? Always the first thing to try when things get weird. That got it working for me this morning. (BTW, it was Chinese. The URL included zhong, and Zhonghua is Mandarin for China.)