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  1. Willbridge

    Truckee Olympics Specials

    The Transportation Bulletin below shows how the Southern Pacific handled the demand for access to the 1960 Winter Olympcs. Greyhound buses connected with regular and special trains on the main line at Truckee. This bulletin was saved by the late Ed von Nordeck. The first page is a bit foggy...
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    Great food, then the great flood

    A brief account from my brother, who booked well in advance to take his wife for a five-night escape from rainy Oregon to sunny Santa Barbara, departing Portland on Feb 3, 2024. An atmospheric river resulted in a change of plans. "We had a bedroom on Train 11. Great food and running close to...
  3. Willbridge

    Trailways remnant links with FlixBus/Greyhound

    The press release focuses on Greyhound, but it's really about the remaining Trailways lines getting into the FlixBus sales system. https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/trailways-partners-with-greyhound-and-flixbus/ar-AA1mOMAJ?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=4e94505a1b814ac6f644c36340a700b6&ei=57
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    Colorado planning

    The following message will keep AU members up to date on the recent renewed interest in the mountain rail lines for intrastate service. Note the irony of the rescheduling due to the snow. YI Begin forwarded message: From: "Haddaway - CDOT, Emily" <[email protected]> Subject: Re...
  5. Willbridge

    Alaska Railroad Centennial

    It's celebrated with this video.
  6. Willbridge

    Amtrak board in November 15 years ago

    I ran across this 2008 news item today. Kummant's firing came soon after a trip to Europe in which he complimented European rail passenger service. The turmoil might have contributed to the volte face on the Pioneer study in 2008-9. > KUMMANT OUT AS AMTRAK CEO > > WASHINGTON -- Amtrak CEO...
  7. Willbridge

    Three-day Pass in Germany -- Feb 1970

    I've turned up another typewritten travelogue written for my family and friends. In February 1970 I received permission to leave our gilded cage in Berlin and go for some train riding in the Federal Republic of Germany. I'll break this up into three "takes" so I can explain some references and...
  8. Willbridge

    Cold delays in Germany - 1970

    Americans sometimes get the impression that everything works smoothly in European railroading. That view can be traced to most of their travel being in good weather and to the density of service. In going through a batch of letters I wrote for my family I found this January 1970 account of a...
  9. Willbridge

    Innocent abroad - to Paris in 1969

    Recently I unearthed the trip report on my first trip on leave out of Berlin. It was typed for my family in Oregon, so there are some references that are obscure. In early December 1969 it was cold everywhere that I stopped. And I learned the French word "fermée" (closed) quickly. However...
  10. Willbridge

    Euro special diverted to Disneyland

    A special train from European Union admin center Brussels to EU's parliament in Strasburg bypassing Paris inadvertently was sent by SNCF to Disneyland...
  11. Willbridge

    Protests against coaches being removed

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/residents-storm-maiduguri-rail-terminus-to-protest-removal-of-coaches/ar-AA1if23d?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=87b6df6f5595474e9ba0a085718780d2&ei=78 Nigerian railways claims it is moving coaches to a repair facility. Public believes they are not coming back.
  12. Willbridge

    ColoRail general meeting - Fall 23

    The Colorado Rail Passengers Association will hold a general meeting in Englewood on Saturday morning, October 21st. The planned location is in the TOD area on Englewood Parkway, served at Englewood Station by the LRT D-Line and on Saturday by bus Rtes. 0, 12, 35, and 51. More details to come.
  13. Willbridge

    Berlin reporter rides the Capitol Limited (original in German)

    The Berliner-Zeitung transport reporter rides the quaint Amtrak trip from Harpers Ferry to Chicago. Story filed on 22 July is as gentle as it could be. https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/panorama/amtrak-zug-bahn-usa-harpers-ferry-calling-mit-der-capital-limited-in-den-sonnenuntergang-li.371308
  14. Willbridge

    Rails west in Jun-Jul 23

    Not meant to confuse anyone, I made a second trip west from Denver to Portland this June/July. The previous April trip was for the memorial service for my father. The June/July trip was booked prior to that, hoping to visit him for one more time. I'll provide a few notes and pictures here...
  15. Willbridge

    Silver Meteor in 1974

    My dad escorted a tour from Portland, Oregon to the Bahamas via CN and Amtrak and air. His letter below was hurried, but it gives us a look at what Amtrak was like in the Heritage Fleet days. This was his first time on Seaboard Coast Line and his first visit to Florida. You can see at the...
  16. Willbridge

    SNCF Connect adds features

    I know French people whose English is better than in this webpage, but it's an interesting look at features recently introduced for SNCF Connect...
  17. Willbridge

    Flix additional service

    Flix now has an overnight bus running Portland<>Sacramento five days a week. Intermediate stops are Marysville, Oroville, Redding (intermodal station), Roseburg (transit center), Eugene (UofO), Corvallis (OSU), Salem (curbside). They have connections with other Greyhound and Flix routes in...
  18. Willbridge

    Western Canada forest fires

    Evacuations and potential power losses are affecting the route of the "Canadian" between Jasper and Edson. It's likely that rail traffic will be scrambled...
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    Snow and Cognac in 1971

    This story was written for general audiences, but it should interest rail travelers. The whole trip went Berlin > Frankfurt > Paris > Nimes > Barcelona > Valencia > Alicante > Madrid and then I covered the segment described in the linked article...
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    Earth Day 2023

    SNCF sent a lengthy e-mail, of which I'm including the "front page" reduced in size.
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