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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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!
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...
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.