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I was on the westbound CZ Thursday and was really impressed by the noticeably clean interior, I remarked to folks at my destination how crazy clean the 40-year-old car looked but frustratingly on the return trip today (lnk-chi) the car looked really skuzzy, and it was even the most updated...

I have a history question and this seem to be the place to ask. It seems like the 2035 plan emphasizes corridor development but it makes a nod to the value of LD trains in connecting the system together. My question is, what historical routes (or alternative new LD routes) could complement the...

I've always wondered why Amtrak Vacations lists hotels that are so hard to get to from the Amtrak station. With that in mind, I've created a visualization that lets you look at hotels sorted by the distance from the local station. When you click on a Station it opens a Priceline window in a...

I just noticed a post that was sent from a sleeper, how many others of us are using the net on the train? I've used sprint PCS with wireless web (not vision) it works fine (but slow) where the tracks are by the interstate or in town. what other systems work well? Any good tails of things you...

Article Mr. Gunn just keeps chuggin' along

I just returned from my first trip east on Amtrak. It went well. 1. Lake Shore Limited: tiny grumbles We left Chicago on the Lake Shore to Boston. Definitely the roughest part of the trip. I still can't handle coach as well as I'd like. We had one of those berated smoking lounges but the...