Recent content by johnm

I stopped posting over there some time ago due to one gentleman and his crew basically controlling every discussion, and a couple of “tin foil hat types.” I come here for the latest accurate information. I appreciate everything you all do. John

Tonight i left Chicago and headed back to Socal on American Airlines. You know, even with the plastic plates and all the other gripes folks have.... I still prefer Amtrak dinners in the diner over this first class dinner on the plane....did i have an enjoyable conversation with any the...

Rode the Chief from Los Angeles to Chicago this week. We had no issue in the diner, salads upon request at lunch, Sam Sullivan and his crew in the diner did an excellent job, kept us fed and happy. And by gosh, they let folks sit side by side! With the exception of the final crew leg into...

wondering the same thing.... sitting in the LAUPT lounge awaiting the Chief right now... hopefully i dont get tossed outta bed crossing Kansas!

Hats off to UP dispatchers, highball all the way from Sanderson into San Antonio. The train is terminating at SAS with the bus option for Eagle and Sunset continuing passengers. The onboard staff did an outstanding job holding things together. However, this was not an act of god or weather...

didnt catch it before i posted...yep #500 on the point. just left del rio, no delays, no issues since sanderson. so far no announcement to the passengers continuing beyond san antonio as to train or bus....just rumors. thanks for the update from maint guy.

there has been the bus discussion on the train. fortunately we detrain in san anton.

gotta chuckle, rolled out of the siding onto the main and stopped at a red over red in east Sanderson..... Probably the biggest news in this town in a while.

Yep, got power. that issued was fixed when they swapped the locos around. Relief crew has arrived, and the #2 is on the move.

Maybe! some of the passengers are taking their frustrations out on the onboard staff though. How will Amtrak compensate a trainload of passengers?

From the rear....relief crew is still an hour out.

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We are now stopped in Sanderson, TX waiting for a fresh crew, (hours of service) It appears the information provided by the conductor to us passengers was slightly incorrect. The train started as #11,#2,#500 and outside of Alpine, TX the configuration changed to #11, #2, with #11 dead in the...

For the Eagle folks, anyone headed for Ft. Worth will have bus from SAS. Folks traveling beyond Ft. Worth, will board another bus at SAS to catch the train...I believe the conductor said at Longview.

Amtrak #2 is on the move.