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    Who travels in the Sleeper Cars?

    I'm retired and a single traveler. I'm not in a hurry to get anywhere, and that's an attitude one must embrace when riding Amtrak long haul. I have ridden mainly for the experience of the conveyance, and always book a roomette. For me, 50% of the experience has been meeting folks of all ages...
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    Boeing officially ending 747 production

    Imagine landing one of these beasts at a provincial airport with poor weather and even poorer communications, and then imagine being decimated by another one of these brutes flown by an irritated pilot who has run out of patience. And there you have it... the world's worst aviation disaster.
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    #14 CS Will Do The Tehachapi Loop Today!

    Possibly having to do with detour due to scheduled track work today?
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    SWC Hits Boulder, Loses Lead Engine

    About 1710 hrs yesterday, the #3 SWC hit a boulder that had lodged on the tracks, fragmenting it. We were first made aware of the incident by the implementation of an emergency stop. I'm not aware of how fast we were traveling; this occurred some miles south of Albuquerque. The cars were...
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    In Transit-A documentary about the people who ride the Empire Builder

    BTW, that line in the trailer "I don't want to get off the train." How I feel every time I take one of the long haul routes. People I meet from around the world and their stories are memorable.
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    In Transit-A documentary about the people who ride the Empire Builder

    Legendary filmmaker Albert Maysles died 3 days after making the final cut. Here's a link to some fairly recent discussion on the film. It was screened st Tribeca in 2015. http://www.npr.org/2017/06/27/534572593/documentary-giant-albert-maysles-last-film-in-transit-is-still-in-limbo
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    Trains 5 and 6 in California Jan 20 - Service Disruption

    Thanks, that makes sense. Good for me to be able to gauge next day's ETAs.
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    Trains 5 and 6 in California Jan 20 - Service Disruption

    Well, #6 left Emeryville today 5 hrs 13 mins late, so something's still up.
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