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replied to the thread
Southwest Chief derailment (June 2022)
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Amtrak's contracts with host railroads completely indemnify the railroads, regardless of fault. The county or whoever was responsible...
Aug 3, 2023
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VIA Canadian and the Canadians
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That has been my experience too. But once you are away from towns you are generally out of luck.
Aug 3, 2023
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Fares that don't make sense
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Not necessarily. That is why I recommended checking if the connection comes up between major points on the same train. If they do, the...
Aug 3, 2023
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It is another of the mysteries of Amtrak where fantasy and reality do not meet up :D I am yet to receive one of these alleged messages...
Aug 2, 2023
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California Zephyr discussion
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Emeryville and the Four Points Sheraton are perfectly fine. Heck, Emeryville is where Pixar Studios are located!
Aug 2, 2023
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9+ hours = 34h 0m or 35h 21m for its entire route. :)
Aug 1, 2023
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California Zephyr discussion
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There really is no place to loop something like a cable lock on the lower level racks on a Superliner. Amtrak attendants would not care...
Aug 1, 2023
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I suspect they would require grade crossing gates retiming too, and it is possible that the host railroads would baulk at that.
Aug 1, 2023
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Edmonton <> Calgary......A Future Corridor?
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The old CN passenger line went through downtown and I understand the 60s era passenger station in the first floor of the CN Tower is...
Aug 1, 2023
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Southwest Chief discussion
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Is the old Santa Fe ATS still in service? I think I heard somewhere that PTC, serving the same function and more, was allowed to...
Aug 1, 2023
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Why and how often are trains run completely backward?
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Also either end of bus bridges when trains are stopped short and turned around because the track is blocked due to a major derailment or...
Aug 1, 2023
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Cardinal discussion
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Station staff are there until the scheduled train arrives and departs even if that goes past published hours.
Aug 1, 2023
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And even more brief HVAC drops when they transition the HEP system from normal mode to stationary mode or back, at long stops.
Aug 1, 2023
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Your confidence is grossly misplaced. You left out a keyword in your claim — YET.
Aug 1, 2023
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Amtrak Cascades Service discussion
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Well, the Horizons beat buses at least.
Aug 1, 2023
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