Recent content by OldZephyr

The old Black Hawk run by Amtrak did stop at East Dubuque, IL. Note that the IC and the CB&Q share tracks through most of East Dubuque. In fact, I believe it's the CB&Q that had trackage rights on the IC from the junction of the IC line coming west from Galena (Portage?) to where the IC tracks...

Also consider Winona, MN, which like Red Wing is on the Mississippi.

We live well over 100 miles from the Twin Cities, and our trips on the Builder often mean that we park our car for 7+ days. The ability to park our car for free at Midway Station has been an important reason to use Amtrak. Does anyone know what the parking situation will be at SPUD for long...

How about wearing some Depends? ;)

Unfortunately, this article referred to the NEC as Amtrak's "moneymaker". Grrrr.

This is a good post making an excellent point. I traveled on the Rock Island and the Santa Fe in Illinois by myself when I was between 12-18 during the 70s. No problem. Our kids have taken trips on Amtrak while under 18 by themselves and together, including overnighters. They've had a great...

I will join the crowd and resurrect this old thread that turned into a discussion about bikes on board certain of Amtrak's Illinois and Missouri trains. The roll-on service isn't perfect, but it's still a really useful service for bicyclists. We had fun in March taking Metra and Amtrak from...