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If time is a factor, as you indicated, then #27 to PDX and a relaxing time in the lounge is way WAY better....and safer. Cheers

It was, and the news story did indeed refer to the train was travelling FROM SanFransisco towards SanLuis Obispo. Cheers

Hi, You might be mixing two different types of bus services here.... 1/ There is an outfit called Quick Coach Lines that has bus service directly to/from the pier in Vancouver, right inside the facilities, connecting SeaTac ( and some runs with points in between ,such as Bellingham Airport and...

Yes....Jinxed route ? At least this one was not in the middle of the night,and they were close enough to Albany/Reesaleer that transfers to other Empire service could cover the whole thing... C

Technically, it is SCA's responsability to do all this...it becomes a liability / insurance issue, should you injure yourself handling some of the set-ups....perhaps this is why some SCAs will fuss about this.

Good evening, Great plan !! I've done that X4....most recently 2007, west to East. OCEAN's punctuality is quite good. The corridor service between Montreal and Toronto is running with exemplary punctuality. CANADIAN's time-keeping is a totally different thing....and should not really matter...

Hi, This all boils down to ''power hungry-ego tripping'' stick swinging. The CBSA loves the feeling of the power they can weild here....Hundreds of transborder flights, a large number of bus coach crossing various borders, thousands of vehicle going thru the same numerous borders, and three...

Yes CG

Thanks all for your informative replies. I will time my ''sleeping pills'' consumption with a view to be severely knocked out by the time we stop at StCloud and sufficiently sedated to '' last '' until departure from GrandForks..... -_- That ought to do it , right ?? Then, I should be able...

Hi, I know EB trackage west of GrandForks is , without a doubt, quite rough. It was when I rode it 3 years ago, and some recent posters confirmed it's still the same. We're riding again 22 oct westbound...and I'd like to know from which point to which point is/are the subdivision(s) with the...

Hi, Does anybody knows if CL still uses CCL equipment for a dining car ? Or did it finally get the full dining car allegedly '' on its way'' from BG ? we're riding 19oct...would like to anticipate either a nice full diner or tolerate the CCL. Anybody knows of rough trackage segments on this...

Hi, VERY good point !! It's like the old '' now what ? '' question. It will be down another notch..say, 25mph trackage....then BNSF will start making noise about petitionning for abandonnements on certain segments, etc.ec.etc.... Seems Boardman & Cop. are simply delaying the inevitable here...

Hmmm...just wait till the freight business picks up to pre-recession levels....and you'll see CS's punctuality do the same.....Remember: this is UP territory LAX right up to Portland.... cheers

Hi, You'll be right up on I-15. Long distance coach, very similar to the best Greyhound can offer. AirConditionned; '' pit stop'' en route, otherwise, no '' local '' service. Boards right at LAUPT. Drops off at bus depot in LostWages...ooops, I mean, lasVegas. Nothing closely resembling bus...

This is VERY true. These agents have been trained exactly as described and are quite clever at it. Sunset Ltd has its regular ''visits'' by US Patrols or/and C&BP people.It runs alongside the Mexican border a lot. EB runs paralell to the Canadian border for a good chunk of its N.D and MT route...