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Taken from the Washington Post Online: Conservative Leader Paul Weyrich Dies at 66 By Patricia Sullivan Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, December 18, 2008; 11:35 AM Excerpt from article: He served on the board of Amtrak, the national passenger railroad, from 1987 to 1993. As a member...

Hi: I hope to get my act together and write a full report of my just completed CS trip to Portland, but until then I was wondering how the chef that took sick on the NB CS that left LAX on 7/1 was doing. It's my understanding that he was taken off the train for medical reasons the morning of...

Greetings: In reading the current Amtrak schedule(p119) it appears that the North American Rail Pass no longer requires that one actually take an Amtrak trip to/from Canada. It states that: "the itinerary must include at least one segment of travel on each carrier" So in other words, it's now...

Greetings I'm leaving from ANA on 7/1 and taking the CS to Portland( Yeah). Can I check in my baggage at ANA the day before my trip( 6/30) with the expectation that it will be waiting for me in Portland when I arrive on 7/2? Since I'm taking a short day-trip from ANA to San Juan Capistrano(...

Greetings: The question on baggage transfers reminded me to ask your opinion concerning whether I should check my bags in Anaheim or LA for my CS trip? The schedule says there's an hour & 25min between when I arrive in LA from ANA until the CS leaves. My inclination is not to check in my bag...

Greetings: While I tend to assume that just about all Amtrak stations are safe given a modicum of reasonable caution, I would like to know if there is any consensus on stations that really aren't safe. Please give substantial reasons why a certain station is unsafe( in other words don't use...

Greetings: I'm copying here a brief report of a trip/cautionary tale that I took last week with my best friend from H.S. from Sarnia to London on VIA. I will fill in some of the train details that I didn't bother with after: Long story short: Had my first negative encounter with a Canadian...

Greetings: I buried this question in a reply of mine to the Pictures of Detroit thread, so I decided to give it more exposure. Here goes: Speaking of MI, I'm going to Port Huron in a couple of weeks and was thinking of a day train trip to London from Sarnia. Worthwhile? It appears the London...

Greetings: I'm planning a rail trip to Portland on the CS the begining of July( hopefully) and I was wondering if the Portland light rail goes to any parks with good hiking trails other than Washington Park( I've already done a little research but was wondering if there are other...

Greetings: Just curious -- given all the LD trains originating in Los Angeles, why is there no first class lounge there. What are the historical reasons behind this lack? Were/are there any plans to put on in at LAX? No compelling reason for this inquiry -- just curious. Ed

While it often takes me a while to turn that mental light on, I have now done so and thusly realized I should probably introduce myself( one can only lurk so long). Like everyone, I have a life-long love of trains. I've been taking them off and on since I reached my majority( a very long time...