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I have tickets to Lancaster in April for work.

Cool tread, and also cool to know some of the creators that I watch are also on this forum. Although he doesn't do much with trains, I have been watching Steve Marsh a lot lately, he takes frequent ferry trips. I also watch It's History, which covers many topics but frequently does...

Funny sot of connection to Charlie...He was riding when the fare went up to a dime. As a kid my mother wouldn't take us on the subway until after rush hour when "dime time" started and the price went down to a dime.

I was just watching a video about the Blue line that showed Scollay Under (Now GovernmentCenter).I was born in 1970 and had always heard that the colors were to make it easier on the anticipated hordes of tourists coming in for the Bicentennial (When I was 6). Based on the description of the...

Growing up, my mother call the Green Line stop Park Street and the Red Line Station Park Street Under, it is still odd for me to hear both called Park Street. I think if there were a street elevator, I might have just gone to the street and walked the couple of blocks to Washington St, which is...

The presence of arms or even the type of arms are not the only threat factor that comes into use of force decisions. There are a few factors I can think of specific to passenger train cars that would weigh in and remember this is made in a few seconds (if that). My main question would be how...

Not sure if it is the same yard (Queens neighborhood names confuse me a bit) but on the 7 train right as it comes out from underground, it curves around a yard. There are usually a couple of Amtrak trains, a few LIRR and the occasional NJT waiting. Many years ago, I was able to catch a good view...

The Ferry definitely sails year-round, but the posted schedule is only until10/31.

So funny thing about replying to this thread. Saturday night I got a text from Amtrak that my train for Sunday afternoon was canceled. I was supposed to go from NYC to Albany for a work conference. The messages came in at 7:30 & 7:55 PM , and told me I could reschedule on the app. This would...

On the whole, I think most never again statements are knee jerk reactions that never come to fruition. I do have one airline that I try my best to keep on my never again list. To me any problem I encounter on a trip has to be looked at in relation to two factors. First, is it the carrier's...

My wife has a love / hate relationship with train travel. I think she would like it more if it hadn't been for two bad experiences. One on the west coast and on the east coast. I do hope I can convince her to try another long-distance trip. She doesn't like lying and petty much only tolerates...

I remember looking at rules on bringing my laptop on an international flight, a few years ago. At that time, you could plug it in, but you had to remove the battery, they did not allow the battery to be charged while on board.

Anyone remember ACES? I never got the chance to ride it, but it obviously wasn't a success.

I have only visited halfway there so far, If you go to the food court (or at least what used to be one) there are escalators down. However, those just take you to the beginning of a long hallway, that seems envisioned to have shops someday. I was tired after a long day and decided not to take...

I generally like local cabs but have recently warmed up to Uber due to convenience. My problem with both companies (not that they are really different companies at all) is the way they want to redefine the laws to fit them. Their legal battles on the west coast about drivers not being employees...

My points got added today.

Oddly enough, one of the things that finally made me get the Amtrak card was a problem with my Debit card being declined. For some reason, one company that I have made multiple purchases from is flagged and my Credit Union is unable to get this company off the bad list with the fraud department...

While I was on hold with AGR, I read the part of the statement that said it may take up to 6-8 weeks for points to post to your account. I really don't see why it should take that long.

When I applied online, there was nowhere to put an AGR account number, so I suspected this would be a problem at some point. So, I got my credit card statement and saw I got my 30K. Except my AGR account only should my paltry 2K points I have had for some time. After a call to AGR, I got it all...

Unattended bags are fairly common. I listen to the MTA Police on a scanner often and they are frequently going to a train or a station for an unattended bag.