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I love eating in the dining car. I typically book roomettes on LD trains using AGR points, so meals are included. I was recently toying around with the idea of booking a LD coach seat with AGR points. The real hangup for me is that I would have to pay cash for meals in the dining car. Has...

Having biked the Great Allegheny Passage last year, as I see this development to allow bikes on trains as excellent news. Let's hope Amtrak expands this service across the nation. Any ideas on how they may accomplish this logistically?

Lancaster Newspapers reports: What's the deal with a longer travel time? Let's hope this is temporary and due to construction. Any insight? UPDATE: Pennsylvania DOT press release states "From July 12 through late August, many schedules for both directions of the service will change due to...

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports this morning:

As many of us are well aware, it's common for sleepers to sell out in the summer. This got me thinking: If Amtrak were to have a reserve of spare sleepers, would strategically adding them to routes during periods of high demand increase the routes profitability? I'm just guessing here, but it...

The Associated Press reports:

Does anybody have information on when the final $2.5B in HSR funding will be allocated? I'm talking about the money in the FY2010 budget. Will announcements trickle out? Or perhaps the FRA is waiting for some of the stimulus funded studies to be completed?

Texas: don't hold your breath for HSR funds. From The Dallas Morning New: Further down, without providing a source, the article states: "The first $8 billion of what could be several times that much money over the next five years is expected to be awarded in the next several weeks."

An article posted on Grist.com explores the national transportation bill that Congress will likely pass this year. According to the article, it is a bill that "comes up only about once every six years." I believe its technical name is "Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity...

With the house "poised to pass economic stimulus bill," it appears that Amtrak may actually get $800M in stimulus funding. If this bill actually passes, how do you think Amtrak will spend it?

The New York Times reported on Thursday that the second installment of the economic recovery package includes $10 billion in funding for public transit and rail infrastructure. Has anyone heard or read details about how this money will be spent, and how much of the money Amtrak may see...

I rode the Keystone line to Philly a few days ago and noticed that there is track work going on close to PHL. Is this regular maintinance, or is it part of the major upgrade project? If so, will trip times be reduced again when the project is finally completed? I also heard a passenger mention...