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A Cleveland man attempted to use various metal objects to wedge into CSX and Amtrak tracks east of Cleveland. Cleveland man charged with terrorism after attempting to derail passenger train

All trains out of Chicago eastbound now cancelled We are sitting in Metro Lounge and just announced 30, 48 all Michigan trains cancelled with no alt transport. They will meet with us SOON. Just spending day in Chicago. Meds only fir tomorrow..Natives in lounge are restless

Just made aware of an online contest in which the winner will receive an Amtrak card? for free trips for a year. Believe this to be a scam designed to get people to sign up for a gaming program. On Facebook it looks somewhat legit until you read the fine print. You will be billed $49. per...

A last set of Empire Builder Photos as we moved toward Chicago. One of our best trips on the EB. Food, service, & scenery were all great

Some Additional Photos from our return trip to Chicago in May 2023

Monday May 15, Arrive Seattle, Board Empire Builder We were up at 6, final packing, up to Windjammer for quick breakfast and had to be out of our room by 8. Said goodbye to TIO and took elevator to Deck 5 where we were to meet at Royal Theatre for debarkation. Pulled our bags the length of the...

Just finished a 2.5 week vacation involving Amtrak, VIA Rail and a Royal Caribbean Cruise. Most of the trips were enjoyable, especially the train rides. I will provide a synopsis here and place some photos as time permits. We began on May 2 from our home base at CLE. Checked a couple of large...

We are planning to take Amtrak to Toronto in order to board ViA Canadian in May. From Cleveland it is a short ride to BUF so we thought we would go on to Rochester and switch to Maple Leaf there. I know the station is fairly new but is there any access to food at the station for the possible...

Large freight derailment in Ravenna Ohio will cause both 29 and 30 to likely bus passengers between CLE & PGH. 29 already in PGH. 30 unknown. Passengers and crews likely to switch trains, turn around and head back to CHI and WAS. Might also just put 29 passengers on 49 in CLE for the trip to...

Wife & I have book Canadian in early May from Toronto to Vancouver. Our boarding pass in a Cabin for 2 is: Car 111, Seats B. Does anyone know where that car is on the train in relation to other units in the consist? Thanks for your help.

After an enjoyable 9 days of riding Amtrak, Coasters, Sprinters, SD Trolleys and a multitude of Ambuses, I reached home in Ohio to find a note from my doctor to prepare for my heart ablation procedure on Tues Oct 18. As I recover from that ordeal, I wanted to write my trip report and perhaps...

Any new word on when Amtrak will start selling tickets for the Burlington extension on the Ethan Allan. Last date for the opening was listed as July 29, 2022 but have seen no other information beyond that.

I just returned from our Ashland Model RR & Railfanning Amtrak Group Tour to Chicago, Fort Madison Iowa, La Plata Missouri and Ottumwa, Iowa trip. 14 of our members and spouses rode Amtrak Lake Shore Limited, Southwest Chief and California Zephyr on an excursion to see some prime train watching...

Looks like LSL 49 (2) lost five hours between Erie and CLE this morning. Anyone know the issue there? A nice private car on the back end at Elkhart as it now will be 6+ hours late into CHI.

Friend who is riding EB 7 this afternoon reported they hit a vehicle south of Milwaukee. Driver was life flighted to hospital. Train was delayed for nearly three hours and finally running in western Wisconsin. Another case of train vs car. Always a bad idea.

Sunday July 11 Next morning I joined JebR for breakfast downstairs and then we walked on the Lick Run Greenway trail down to meet the OTOL BRRE members outside the Roanoke Hotel. A classic structure built by the N&W RR and now serves as a grand hotel and conference center...

Amtrak OnTrack OnLine Blue Ridge Roanoke Excursion July 9-12, 2021 Friday July 9 I was invited to join the OnTrack OnLIne Excursion Group for a trip to Roanoke Virginia on the weekend of July 10-12. I decided to leave a day early in order to spend a full day exploring the Virginia...

After a successful trip to New England in April, we decided to venture out to New York to see the new Moynihan Train Hall and a brief visit to Washington DC to evaluate the changes that have occurred since January 6. We began at our CLE station after a 1.5 hour drive from home. The station was...

Something happening south of Florence as both Autotrains and Silver Meteor stopped in service disruptions. Hoping just a freight delay but odd that all three trains are halted.

Just returned from our birthday Amtrak trip to New England states. Our first train trip since fall of 2019 and after getting our vaccines last month, we decided to venture out. Left on Tuesday April 13 from Cleveland on Amtrak Lake Shore Limited 48/448 at 5:45am and headed east. We were in...