it was remarkably the opposite, the train out of Chicago was really really clean. have to wonder what kind of crime occurred on that coach to deserve such attention.
I was on the westbound CZ Thursday and was really impressed by the noticeably clean interior, I remarked to folks at my destination how crazy clean the 40-year-old car looked but frustratingly on the return trip today (lnk-chi) the car looked really skuzzy, and it was even the most updated...
If anyone has a good, video from a quality YouTuber or agency making the LAX-LAX (X-LAX?) connection, share it and I can add it here.
https://public.tableau.com/views/RailisAmerica/WingstoRails?:language=en-US&:display_count=n&:origin=viz_share_link
I've been checking
Yonah Freemark Let me take off from his map, I still need to work on the counts, but here is a map with some of the details from the 2035 announcement. Tableau Public
The National Limited is my new favorite route that ain't., Columbus is the real growth city in the region, a twilight (the '79 route had 5pm to 7am) service between NYC and Columbus would seem to make some sense.
Whoa, I didn't know Indy to St. Louis was a thing in the Amtrak era! Is the Pittsburg - Columbus route abandoned? Pitts-Columbus-Indy seems like a corridor to me.
I think you are right. Salt Lake through Sun Valley are growth areas, a route up that way could be good, perhaps some throughways to connect in to Montana is a more modern response than the North Coast Hiawatha option. (btw my map is starting from work by @yfreemark)
I have a history question and this seem to be the place to ask.
It seems like the 2035 plan emphasizes corridor development but it makes a nod to the value of LD trains in connecting the system together.
My question is, what historical routes (or alternative new LD routes) could complement the...
Think hard about any valuables you carry with you, from my experience, the nagging worry about a camera or laptop drags a bit on your ability to chillout and sleep or enjoy time in the sightseer lounge car. (it's only been the nagging feeling, never an actual issue)
Here's a map with all the Chicago area stations, pick a walkable station so you don't have to spend the layover in a park and ride lot.
Also, the PBS station has a great video tour for whole city via the L, at
Hi, I created this visualization it doesn't specifically show bike trails but you can filter stations by general bikeability and there is a tab to see the closest hotels...