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mlanoue
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Trogdor's post
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Chicago-Detroit-Toronto service proposal with Amtrak/VIA connection in Windsor ON
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This could make sense if service is vastly increased on both corridors (CHI-DET and DET-PNT), but with the current anemic service, the...
Today at 1:26 PM
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Twin Cities, Milwaukee, Chiacago (TCMC) second daily service
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While I agree in general. The lounge car’s operation is done in a way that makes these difficult to achieve. The LSA is fully...
Nov 27, 2023
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Yeah, I can't see them trying to do anything other than run it from Chicago. It'll probably be closed through a decent part of the...
Nov 27, 2023
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Because every discussion on Amtrak inevitably drifts into a discussion of what the NYC or Pennsy could do in 1951... wasn't there a...
Nov 27, 2023
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Sumitomo and Siemens Caltrans/IDOT Venture order (2012-2023)
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Not to beat a dead horse but this is kind of par for the course vis a vis Amtrak is it not. And yes one could argue that Amtrak...
Nov 27, 2023
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Amtrak's own hypothetical national track infrastructure discussion
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Yes! if we had 50,000 miles of rail good for 79mph, and connected and with trains running several times per day, that would be very cost...
Nov 1, 2023
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Fare differences - different trains for the same routes
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I was looking to maybe travel between Richmond or Emeryville, CA to Martinez and was looking at the prices. Cheapest was San Joaquins...
Oct 25, 2023
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Amtrak Dining and Cafe service 2023 H2
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Not really. There are very few complaints about the traditional dining on the routes that it has returned on. Now the minimum price...
Oct 24, 2023
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Amtrak Dining and Cafe service 2023 H2
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I recognize that some people paint with a very broad brush. I have tried to make it clear that my criticism of Amtrak dining car food...
Oct 24, 2023
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Amtrak Dining and Cafe service 2023 H2
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You nailed it. When our Denver-Lakewood LRT line was new, I used to ride out to Oak Street after work to see how things were going with...
Oct 24, 2023
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Long daytime versus overnight?
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I was just stating a fact. yes the Crescent is a daytime train for all practical purposes between New York and Greensboro (Charlotte...
Oct 23, 2023
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While perusing some of my old Official Guides, I came across this NYC Timetable from January, 1957. Train #73, The Westerner ran on a...
Oct 23, 2023
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And further back in history, in the PRR-NYC era, neither road ran an all-day schedule between NYC and Chicago, even when they ran...
Oct 23, 2023
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Yes. Pushing the start and end times to the extremes, not serving New York City, and providing only short-distance-train amenities on...
Oct 23, 2023
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In the case of Amtrak I rarely travel where there is more than one train operating one schedule so I rarely have a reason to think about...
Oct 23, 2023
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