John Bredin

The involvement of FRA in the route study makes sense given that it’s ultimately up to the federal government as the customer to fund...

Just returned from a short-ish trip south from the Midwest to the Big Easy. We left Wed late and got back Tue early from Champaign, IL...

Actually to make the Sunset Daily would not require an additional trainset. The equipment utilization is so bad running 7 days requires...

Part of my comment got cut out so I’ll finish my thought. Amtrak has two grants pending before the FRA; one for a daily Sunset and the...

I think it’s too early to have any expectations of anything until an official announcement is made. I’m not trying to make a prediction...

Perhaps a second frequency that is extended to Kansas City and also serves Topeka and Lawrence, the latter being the location of the...

Salt Lake City's plan includes a much larger project. It would eliminate several more grade crossings and lengthen the train box quite a...

Indeed, this is an important point to take into account before blindly copying European practice because everybody thinks that...

We are at a rare convergence of events in the US where the details of the order for next generation equipment for Long Distance trains...

I'm planning on watching the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train pass near my house on its way to Gurnee on 12/3. I'm guessing it'll be on...

Watching too many 1930s musicals?

I think you managed to get the Maple Leaf tucked in on Track 10 that morning.

One thing I noticed while I was walking around central Toronto was the relative lack of buildings from the 18th and early 20th...

A great trip report, thank you for such a detailed account. Isn't it a major shame that different train and bus companies seem not to...

After Chatham (the stop before Windsor) our ETA dropped considerably, from the published 3:45 arrival to 3:36. This proved to be true...