Recent content by Striker

Good news all around, for rail enthusiasts, Texas and job seekers. http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/05/12/3070621/ge-to-build-locomotives-in-north.html

Hmm...this derailment is strangely close to the area that got flooded over Christmas.

My recent trips (during the winter seasons) have me wondering a little more about the technical capabilities of the Superliners. I've noticed on occasion that when we're stopped in stations that the electrical power will go off. Sometimes it's just a moment, other times it's maybe a minute or...

Good to know it always departs at 7:55AM...I never paid much attention last year. This year will be helpful since my car rental place doesn't open until 9AM. I do have an off topic question though....has the St. Louis station been good about keeping the first class lounge open lately? Do they...

Great, I'll call them up and give it a shot. You know, you don't have to both capitalize AND bold the part about a wait list, especially since I didn't know such a device existed. <_<

Just curious, but why do people want the Eagle to go through the TRE route? Just for the airport stop? I don't think that's a great idea at all. If you need to get to the airport from downtown Dallas or Fort Worth, just wait for the next TRE train when you arrive. I like not having to stop...

So my upcoming Christmas trip on the Texas Eagle had all bedrooms sold out on one leg of my trip. What is the easiest way to determine if someone cancels a bedroom reservation between now and the time of my trip...do I just need to keep checking the schedule every day and hope I luck out? I...

They did it two ways during my trips. They would hand out reservation numbers to people and as a couple of people finished up, they'd call out 2 or 3 more numbers. The other way I noticed them doing it on my southbound trip was waiting until everyone was finished and gone before calling out...

Southbound 21 from St. Louis to Fort Worth; UP screws us over! I arrived at the St. Louis station about 90 minutes early and checked in my luggage and had some time to kill. I took a more detailed look around the station; apparently a KFC/Taco Bell will be opening up soon, but that's not the...

Northbound 22 from Fort Worth to St. Louis So with this being my first trip with Amtrak I was eager to begin my journey. With it being the Christmas season I was expecting the same delays as usual however some of my previous posts about this subject on this forum, members indicated that during...

I'm curious about how dispatch works. For example, let's say you've got Amtrak running on a UP line. Does UP have a central "command center" for the whole country? Do they have smaller offices located all over the country? How do they transmit radio signals to trains along certain routes...

I was curious if anyone here has their own private car or has leased/rented a private car to be connected to an Amtrak route? I know this is essentially what Grand Luxe was doing when they were still in business, but it was interesting to read what services were available at the different...

Thanks for that video link. That already answered one of my questions. :)

Thanks for the feedback. About the lounge, is it sufficiently cordoned off from the rest of the station to allow some quiet or privacy? Are there any Amtrak attendants in that area to hold your luggage for you in a secure area (hopefully free)? I'm trying to get a good idea of what all to...

I've seen the generic picture that's now posted on texaseagle.com but it doesn't really convey much. Also, does the St. Louis station have any sort of lounge for first class passengers, similar to the Metro Lounge in Chicago? If so, is it located in the same station? What are its hours...