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Been a while since I've added anything to the forums, but I had to post this. All I have to say is WOW. I'm not quite done reading this book, but it does show why unions were once necessary. You can download and read it for free here: Confessions of a Pullman Conductor. Not only does it reveal...

I have a stack of these that I haven't even went through yet. I'm not even sure what years they are from, but I'll definitely look to see if I have this issue.

Wow, that really sucks! Try to have a good day anyway! I know this would put me in he dumps.

Looks like some folks are running behind schedule today do to a track maintenance vehicle that got stuck on the tracks. Holiday Delays NE Status Maps

Alliance is a bit closer than Cleveland IIRC, but your options are probably less there than they would be in CLE, except for maybe a taxi. ALC_railwriter will be the one to weigh in on this. It's been years since I lived in Akron.

I just tried PGH to WAS on Jan. 3rd. Coach fare $69, AAA discount $6.90. Add a roomette at $196 and discount goes to 29.40. Maybe they are showing the the difference between the buckets? EDIT: I just confirmed this by trying different dates and doing the math.. When adding a sleeper, they...

Should be les confusion with the new website design with the script that pulls up the station names as you type. However when looking at the ation info page for each, they both claim to be the thruway station and say additional through-way service available at the other station. It's hard to...

When I was planning a trip to Florida(that didn't happen :( ), It wouldn't let me connect to the Star in WAS from PGH on the Capitol either. if you do multicity, the connection is not guaranteed.

I saw a picture of the new equipment the other day on railpictures.net and assumed it was just new equipment and not a whole new service. If you go there and search for Northstar, it brings up a few pics. Pretty nice looking!

Looks like the borough is putting up a fence to block access to the tracks: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09316/1012770-55.stm Just heard it on the news, but that story is from the 12th. KDKA said the labor was also donated to install the fence.

According to this book it is named Honda Canyon Trestle. And here is a picture: You can click on the picture to go to Railpictures.net and see it bigger.

The Ultimate Factories TV show on The National Geographic channel will be inside the Alstom factory tonight. Luckily, this week Dish Network is giving us NatGeo for free so I'll get to watch it. Thought maybe others would be interested also.

I requested info on the GAP trail earlier this year. It included a map of the trail and also came with a guide of The Laurel Highlands. I haven't lived here for long and I didn't know how much there was to do so close to home. I'm thinking about biking or hiking the trail next year. You can...

Trains generally make it through the snow better than other forms of transportation, so you shouldn't worry about any issues due to the snow. Yes the Zephyr has a sightseer lounge car with windows that are almost from the floor and wrap around the ceiling. Yes you board the train, take your...

You can request a special menu... I'm not sure how this works since you are in coach, but I guess if you reserve your meals, you'd be guaranteed a meal. Special Menus and dietary requirements page