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I haven't been there in over a year, so this may have changed, but as I recall, these platforms are confusingly marked to prevent you from using them as exits. I believe they are platforms 9, 11, and 13, but I could be mistaken about that. The signs at the doors will try and convince you that...

So no news on whether any of the Michigan trains are still using Superliners?

I used to ride the Blue Water and Wolverine to Kalamazoo from 2004 to 2008, and business class was always half of an Amfleet or Horizon, behind the cafe. The Amfleet version was much more common, and was a better ride. The lighting in the Horizon version was very bright and harsh, and the...

Ah, that's the catch. So the trick is to do this, except at stations where a layover can be pleasant. (For instance, not the Burbank airport.)

This seems too easy to be true. Can I book four one-ways, e.g. LAX to GDL, GDL to BUR, BUR to GDL, and GDL to LAX, and earn 400 points? That only costs $12! No need to actually get off and on and GDL, right? Just one ticket for each leg on the same train? Or am I missing something here?

Any published plans for this yet? It would be nice to see the concrete details of these improvements.

Great news! I wonder what the "three new tracks" it references in Illinois are? I'm assuming they're referring to the Englewood (63rd/State) flyover, but looking at the summary of the rest of the CREATE projects, I'm not sure what the supposed three new tracks are. Edit: Looks like they're...

Having spent a lot of time looking out the window while crawling slowly or completely stopped between Hammond and Porter, I do believe there is enough open/abandoned ROW to build a dedicated high-speed passenger line, maybe even a double-track line. It seems like such an obvious solution to a...