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<SHRUG> maybe it was an agent making up a response - as I was trying to explain why I was calling in. Anyway its kind-a amusing, just morbidly curious to see how much the family bedroom that went back into inventory for CS14 would go for I lookat AmSnag for the next few weeks and there are a...

Well after no call/email from Amtrak, figured I might as well be proactive and contacted Amtrak to find out my options. I HUCA through 3 "AGR Select Plus" agents before finding someone who understood the service advisory and in the process pulled these interesting tidbits: because this was a...

Curiously Union Pacific announced they're going to replace bolts along the Empire Builder used track in Oregon in August http://www.omaha.com/money/railroads/union-pacific-blamed-for-fiery-oil-train-derailment-says-it/article_8cd5cc24-c58d-555f-ba2c-bea5351b9074.html I wonder if that will add...

I haven't gotten an email yet for my trip in mid-July, and I have the Coast Starlight 14 to Empire Builder 28 connection in PDX - but poking on the Amtrak site the delay seems to extend all the way to July 22nd. This will be a curious one to see how Amtrak handles it as its a pre-devaluation...

Thats fantastic news - ironically the service advisory went up a day ago and is still live showing Feb 29th as the return date. https://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?c=AM_Alert_C&pagename=am/AM_Alert_C/Alerts_Popup&cid=1251633585238 Credit where credit is due though for Amtrak and CN...

Anyone have any idea why the termination/start in Jackson MS isnt listed on the Amtrak Service Alerts page? It looks like for the past week they've been doing the bustitution...

Looks like the Feb 14th northbound 58 started in JAN. But oddly nothing is posted yet on the amtrak.com service alerts page. Typically how long does it take before Amtrak "officially" announces bustitions?