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Is anyone aware as to whether or not Amtrak plans to buy new Superliner equipment? Do they even intend to do so? I have long felt that not only is this necessary to expand any new L.D. routes such as making trains 1 and 2 daily or a new long-distance train across Montana, which appears to be...

Group, What exactly is happening with the massive infusion of funding that Congress so generously gave to Amtrak? Does Amtrak really have a specific plan in place? New equipment? New Superliners maybe? After Googling, all I could find was an official statement from Amtrak that stated...

Group, I have been wondering what Amtrak's rationale is for placing sleepers near the head end of the train behind the locomotive. Does anyone have any ideas on this? I'm old enough to remember that prior to the coming of Amtrak, most railroads placed their sleepers at or near the end of the...

Does anybody have any more up-to-the-date news on the future of the Southwest Chief? The future of this train has been in the news a lot lately but not for about the last week or week and a half. Anybody on this forum know what's going on? Does anybody at Amtrak know what's going on? It was...

Group, I would like to share a message that I posted on another group. I hope I don't step on any toes here. What follows is my idea for replacing Amtrak but first I have to make it clear that it WOULD require Congress to pass new legislation. The first part of that legislation would be to...