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Tell your maintainer buddy to go and look at the System Timetable. No frieght on NS runs 70mph, pigs an auto racks are 60, theres no difference between a local and a manifest they both run 50. The only thing you got right was the 79mph for Amtrak.

Are most high density mainlines operated with track warrants, no. and even under track warrants you can run 40.

Thats not true at all. Most signaled frieght lines on the East coast are 50mph, Intermoadal can run 60mph. Certain types cars like bulkhead flats and individual hoppers are resticeted to 45mph. Curves and small towns are what drops the speeds down.

I was under the impression that it is ATS (automatic train stop) that allows passenger trains to travel above 79mph not cab signals. Thats why the SW Cheif runs 90 on parts of BNSFs transcon.

I work for a frieght RR and I have seen it done a couple times in several different places. But these were local pizza places not Dominos. The calls go something like this "I'd like to place an order......I'm on a train that will be stopping behind your place in a few minutes........Yes I'm...

Nice clip. I can't imagine riding high speed over jointed rail like that.

I wish I could do both, but I have only enough time for one. Thanks everyone for the advice. It sounds like LAX-SAN is the way to go.

Wondering which of these routes has better scenery along the coast LAX-SAN or LAX-SBA? Also what is the area like around the SAN and SBA stations? Thanks

It wasn't in the middle of nowhere, there was a parking lot there. It just wasn't a station stop.

Now that you mention Im not sure what train it was. It was back in 2001, went from PHL to CHI, after PGH it ran over CSX.

I remember watching the Cardinal crew swap out in Huntington with no time showing on the schedule. And while ago I was on the Pennsylvanian that swapped out somewhere in IN that wasn't a station stop.

Yeah, I dont look anything like the Red Hat Society. I was just wondering cause it was so easy to put the code in, I thought maybe this was something thats commonly done.

After looking at different routes I have decided on taking the Southwest Chief from CHI-LAX. I found the promotion code V851 20% off, sponsored by the red hat society. It says you have to be a member of the society. I just wondering If you by the ticket online and pick it up at the station...

Thanks for all the advice. I'm a low budget traveler when I travel by myself so it looks like Metro Plaza is the way to go. After looking at the schedule, I'm not to excite about getting into Seattle that late at night. I wonder about just taking the Southwest Chief to Chicago, but I imagine...

I’m trying to plan a trip from New Orleans to Seattle. I'm planning to fly into New Orleans and catch the Sunset Limited to LA, spend the night in LA and catch the Coast Starlight to Seattle and then fly home. I think I have New Orleans figured but I was wondering about LAand SEA. I've never...

Its called that in the frieght world too.

The view going over Afton Mt between Charlottesville and Stauton would be on the left side of I westbound train. Other than that I think most everything else is on the right.

True, your right.

Nor do they rent the rail from the frieght railroads, who should be obligated to schedule their frieghts around Amtrak :rolleyes:

Theres 2 sides to every story. Sounds like there might be 4 or 5 sides to this story.