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John Bredin
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John Bredin
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lordsigma's post
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Long Distance (LD) fleet replacement discussion (2022-23)
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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...
Today at 2:16 PM
John Bredin
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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...
Yesterday at 12:35 AM
John Bredin
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Sunset Limited/Texas Eagle discussion
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Actually to make the Sunset Daily would not require an additional trainset. The equipment utilization is so bad running 7 days requires...
Monday at 9:27 AM
John Bredin
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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...
Monday at 9:26 AM
John Bredin
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Amtrak Dining and Cafe service 2023 H2
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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...
Monday at 9:20 AM
John Bredin
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Perhaps a second frequency that is extended to Kansas City and also serves Topeka and Lawrence, the latter being the location of the...
Sunday at 4:24 PM
John Bredin
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Salt Lake City's plan includes a much larger project. It would eliminate several more grade crossings and lengthen the train box quite a...
Friday at 4:39 PM
John Bredin
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Newest Nightjet sleepers from Siemens
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Indeed, this is an important point to take into account before blindly copying European practice because everybody thinks that...
Friday at 9:45 AM
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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...
Friday at 9:43 AM
John Bredin
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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...
Friday at 12:49 AM
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Man opens airplane window and climbs on wing
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Watching too many 1930s musicals?
Nov 29, 2023
John Bredin
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Toronto, Ontario
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I think you managed to get the Maple Leaf tucked in on Track 10 that morning.
Nov 29, 2023
John Bredin
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One thing I noticed while I was walking around central Toronto was the relative lack of buildings from the 18th and early 20th...
Nov 29, 2023
John Bredin
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Tunnel Bus across the border to VIA Rail for the Grey Cup
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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...
Nov 28, 2023
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Tunnel Bus across the border to VIA Rail for the Grey Cup
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After Chatham (the stop before Windsor) our ETA dropped considerably, from the published 3:45 arrival to 3:36. This proved to be true...
Nov 28, 2023
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