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Here is my most recent trip report. NYP to CHI - Thursday, Feb. 12th Left NYP 20 minutes down. Bedroom 2 in Viewliner 62016 Lake View. I was lucky since my bedroom faced the Hudson. Although I've taken this trip many times, the scenery along this route never gets boring. Arrived Albany...

Finally, thought this day was never going to get here. Heading to Chicago for vacation for a few days. I'm leaving on the LSL from NYP this afternoon. Although I'm always weary of this train and it's crews, I'm hoping it will be a pleasant trip. I'm returning on the Three Rivers, leaving CHI...

Tried to find the old thread on the Corridor Clipper instead of creating a new one. In any event, for those of you near the NEC, the Corridor Clipper just pulled into Newark, NJ at 11:00AM. Not sure of which train (Metroliner or Regional) it was attached to.

I usually pull into my office parking lot by 8AM every morning. (which is next to the NEC in Newark, NJ) Most mornings I happen to time it perfectly to see the northbound Clocker. This train usually consists of anywhere from 10 to 12 Amfleet I coaches pulled by an ALP-46. However, over the...

Here's an interesting topic I thought of the other night. I was watching a movie I have never seen before and was pleasantly surprised to see a cameo appearance by an Amtrak train. As they say any "press" is good press. So, is it possible to name all the movies that feature only Amtrak...

American Models offers the first new S Guage complete Train Set since the demise of the A.C. Gilbert Company. This set is comprised of a Amtrak F40PH and 4 Superliner Cars in either Phase II or III depending on what you purchase. My question is, has anyone ever seen this set up close or...

Thought an interesting poll might be to see everyone's view on the most streamlined or "best looking" eastern LD train. I've counted the Pennsylvanian in there because it does use LD Equipment and travels a pretty long route. If I've missed one, just count it in a post. Enjoy

I just posted my new trip report here: #69 - Adirondack & #55 Vermonter Trips As of the October 27th schedule change, there will be no more connecting Thruway service from SAB to MTR and vice versa. See the trip report for more info.

Here is my latest trip report. Friday, October 10th. #69 Adirondack - New York Penn to Montreal (Reserved Coach) I arrived early to NYP as I was boarded before other passengers by a friend who works for Amtrak. I was a nice experience to watch #69 pull in to Track 7 and have my choice of...

I'll be traveling up to Montreal this weekend, taking the Adirondack northbound on 10/10 and Vermonter southbound on 10/14. My friend who works for Amtrak sent me this e-mail, thought some here might find it interesting. "Good Morning, my friend... Well, you're down to 22 hours and counting...

I work next to the NE Corridor in Newark, NJ. On my way to the convenience store for my morning latte, I saw a lone engine backing toward the Newark Airport Station. I know this is a Amtrak engine based off of a freight design, but I've never seen one on the East Coast. Any idea on what it...

Walther's is really covering the "H.O." line of Amtrak equipment, they've just released their Dome Coach. What's next? Since it seems like you can get every type of Heritage Car Amtrak ever had from them. Unfortunately, the smoothside cars are only in Phase I. See the link below: Phase III...

One of the great things about working next to the NE Corridor in Newark, NJ is being able to see the varying consists on a day to day basis. Today’s westbound Three Rivers was a considerable change from when I rode it in July and from what the consist has been lately. Today it was pulled by an...

Hi Guys, I was wondering if you could help me with some information. Specifically about the Keystone Corridor. I design routes for the Trainz Railroad Simulator and just finished and released the New York Region Route for Trainz. It includes NY Penn, West Side Connector, etc (See links below...

Well, I got my interview with Amtrak in NYC this week. It went pretty well actually and they'll hopefully get back to me in a week. I can say it was tough in the fact they used the "Panel" Interview which is basically an interrogation by 4 people. I'm very happy in my current position now...

I have pictures of the upper and lower levels of the Pacific Parlor car for those interested. I'd like to post them on this thread if someone can explain how and/or where to place them. Thanks

I noticed the Empire Service mileage has not been added yet. I.e., I cannot add the trips I’ve taken from NYP to SYR or BUF to NYP, etc. Any idea of when this trackage will be added to MileTrak? Thanks in advance

Hi, I was wondering if some of you could help me with this. I’m taking a trip up to Montreal from NY in October. I’ve taken the Adirondack many times so I wanted to break this trip up a bit. I figured I would take the Adirondack north and then the Vermonter for the return trip. However, I...

Please excuse the length of this report, I'm new to these forums but figured the more imformation, the better. I've always wanted to travel overnight by train and last week I got to take my dream trip. I guess I could say it was everything I anticipated, however my expectations of service were...