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Have some good friends leaving on their first overnight trip in a few days and it is an enviable itinerary. I will be dropping them at the Memphis station to board the CONO to Chicago, then SWC to LA. Coast Starlight to San Jose area. After visiting with family they will return to Memphis via...

Am leaving on my annual trip to Phoenix tomorrow night 3/12. CONO to Chicago, then SWC to Flagstaff. I am seeing a service disruption on the Amtrak website for 58 and learned here it is due to the recent rain and flooding in northern Mississippi with bustitutions from Jackson to Memphis if I...

I ask because the CONO has had a tough couple of weeks. Initially due to the flooding north of Memphis into Missouri and Illinois and lately south of Memphis in the NOLA area resulting in bustitutions that appear to be working out pretty well with respect to staying on schedule end point...

I may have just missed it but don't seem to be able to figure out how Amtrak is dealing with the flooding issues along this route. I can see on the status board arrivals into Memphis but no departures northbound on 58, bustitution going on?? Same with 59 southbound, showing departures out of...

Just took CONO from Memphis to Chicago and back over Thanksgiving. Big lot which also serves the Memphis Police Central District. My best guess was at least 50-60 police vehicles parked there as well as the personal vehicles of the officers. The lot is well lit and feels very safe, not...

Heavy rain here in Memphis right now--weather reports indicate that there may be heavy snow in the Rockies--status of the Zephyrs east and westbound out of Denver indicate on-time 09:50pm central time Tuesday November 17. Any one out there on the train(s) care to comment-----or anyone that has...

Gentlemen: Thanks for the insights on the trip. Greatcats, saw from your signature that you are a Jersey boy. I grew up in East Brunswick, was there from 1957-1973. Now retired in Memphis and missing the diners, pizza and Italian food in general from that NJ/NYC area. And good...

Going from Memphis to Flagstaff mid-march, CONO to Chicago connecting to SWC, final is Phoenix where I will meet up with my brothers and friends for our annual golf tune-up. Will stay at Little America overnight and drive down to Phoenix the next morning, perhaps with a stop in Sedona for...

Just curious about the courtesy or courtesies extended to the freight carriers when traveling Amtrak's NEC. I am assuming that some is by contract. I am thinking that some of the freight carriers are penalized for poor OTP perfomrance. Also, is there one major rail freight carrier that works...

I am just curious about whether any passenger train service ever travelled east/west thru Memphis?