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  1. Madbuster

    Duplex Roomettes may provide more room?

    I slept in a duplex single bedroom on The Canadian two years ago. Mine was the lower room that had my bed roll out from under the room in front/above me. These rooms are smaller than a Amtrak roomette and the day chair is not as soft or comfortable. The in room toilet sticks out in front of you...
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    My Viewliner Bedroom Setup

    Holy crap! Your room looks like the interior of the track geometry car. You could probably answer questions that the conductor couldn't.
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    "Flyaway Bus" Service from LAX to Union Station-Anyone Used

    The "Flyaway Bus" was briefly featured in this seasons Amazing Race opener as the teams used it to get to the airport. A couple of shots from within the buses as well.
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    Good Newspaper Article.

    I came across this article in my local newspaper today. I though you guy's might want to see it. Stimulus gets Bear shop back on track
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    EMY to LAX Help me decide?

    Thanks for all of your input. I'm leaning toward the San Joaquin routing right now with the two major factors being time and route redundancy.
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    EMY to LAX Help me decide?

    Has anyone taken the trip from Emeryville to Los Angles via the San Joaquin / Ambus connection? If so, how was it? My alternative is the Coast Starlight but I will be taking that train the full route north two days later. I like the fact that the CS has a dinner and a roomette for the day (If I...
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    Last Minute Suggestions?

    On my last train vacation after much planning and cost figuring I finally settled on an itinerary and price. It was late so I went to bed and booked the trip when I woke up. Six hours of sleep cost me $200 more for a roomette on the Empire Builder. If only you could have seen my face when I saw...
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    sightseer cars

    They let you sleep on the floor?
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    sightseer cars

    Just because someone can't afford a sleeper doesn't mean they can turn whatever space they can find into a makeshift roomette. Coach is just that, coach. It's not a rolling youth hostel or homeless shelter. Can you imagine people laying on the floor or across seats on a long overnight flight...
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    sightseer cars

    Are you serious? I knew I should have spent more time in the lounge. ;)
  11. Madbuster

    Car number on train

    Even easier, check the numbers by the door.
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    Car number on train

    I've seen it mentioned that depending on the train the last number for a sleeper nearest the dinner can be either 1 or 0. Does anyone know which trains start at 0 and which ones start at 1? Thanks!
  13. Madbuster

    Do you like the Amcans???

    I love the look of the Amfleet cars. My first interest in trains came from watching Amtrak from the school bus window on my way to school in Wilmington, DE. I realize they have their faults (tiny windows) but they will forever be linked to some of my fondest train memories. They were designed...
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    Amtrak data for GPS units

    I'm interested as well. Thanks for sharing.
  15. Madbuster

    where to post my photos?

    I used to use PBase but switched to flicker because of the extra features and sharing/commenting capabilities. I can even email a photo from my phone and have it show up in my Flickr photostream.
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