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I'm planning on watching the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train pass near my house on its way to Gurnee on 12/3. I'm guessing it'll be on the mainline (Metra Milwaukee North) but I suppose there's a chance it would take the EJ&E to Rondout, in which case it won't pass near home. Is there any way to...

A CTA Yellow Line train ran into other CTA equipment (a snowplow) in Howard Yard today, injuring several. Tribune article For those puzzling how an operating train with passengers ended up in the yard, the Yellow Line tracks go through the yard to get from the Yellow Line proper (ex-Skokie...

My wife and I just came home from a trip that ended with 2-3 days in Las Vegas. We stayed at the Sahara, which is on the Monorail. Seeing the traffic on the Strip/Las Vegas Blvd., we chose to see the other casinos, go to dinner, etc. by Monorail. The fare is NOT cheap, although there's a...

As the title suggests, my wife and I are in a dispute regarding canceled air reservations that has Expedia and American Airlines each blaming the other while one of them has our money. Back in the spring, we booked on Expedia an April trip to the national parks of southern Utah. We were going...

Whenever I try to go to the Amtrak website on my phone, it defaults after a few seconds to Chinese rather than English. 🤔Does anyone know if there's a way to overcome that, other than always going to the Amtrak website on my laptop? 🙂

It's that time of year again, the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train! CP Holiday Train They run a Canadian train and a U.S. one, and the U.S. train's schedule is at United States I had to laugh a little at one of the FAQ answers: Joy to the world, but only those parts along CP tracks! 🙂

...or, you can't get theah from heah. :) Apparently, it's not only the Amtrak website that fails to list certain viable connections or transfers. I was looking at the VIA website as a relative asked about traveling from Windsor to Ottawa. After I answered their question, I idly searched for...

I'm curious why the eastbound Capitol Ltd. and Cardinal left Chicago last night (15th) but the eastbound Lake Shore Ltd. didn't. It's the last train out of Chicago as I recall. Was timing bad for the westbound LSL to leave Boston & NYC on the 15th, so there'd be an equipment imbalance?

Unless the Ethan Allen extension to Burlington begins first, it seems the first new service since Covid will be Berkshires seasonal service, NY to Pittsfield on Friday afternoon and the other way Sunday afternoon, through the summer. Per Business Insider (yes, I know, but linking to an Amtrak...

Following up on my Amtrak travel from Chicago to New York a week ago, my wife and I are heading back to Chicago after a fun-filled week in NYC. I'm not going into detail about that week except as it relates to transit. The subways are busy judging from our many trips this last week, although...

My wife and I are taking the Lake Shore Limited in a bedroom from Chicago to New York. When we checked in at the Metropolitan Lounge, we were told boarding would be announced at 9p for a 9:30p departure. We asked if we could bring back outside food to eat in the lounge, and the attendant said...

Saw this pic on Instagram and my immediate reaction was ***? Part of me doesn't want to be a scold regarding an obviously staged photo (is that even an American engine?) but seeing the purported Miami Beach location and thinking of all the crossing incidents on Brightline, it's in bad taste...

Article While this may not be the whole story, it makes that Eurostar crewmember sound like a jerk! It's undisputed he was wearing the "wrong type of mask" rather than not wearing one. He changed his mask, other passengers supported him, and he was removed at an unscheduled stop. On the other...

Daily Herald article. Sounds like another aspect of UP wanting to be out of the commuter rail business, at least in Metra territory. Interesting that the article mentions only Northwest and West Line stations, not North Line stations. However, it's not a comprehensive list.

Looking at this tracker just a couple of minutes ago, I saw some Midwest trains going faster than I thought was allowed. *Wolverine 353 was going just under 120mph in Dearborn. *Missouri River Runner 314 was going about 113mph. Both of these are above 110mph, and I didn't think the River Runner...

I'm at Chicago Union Station, and I just noticed that all the Amtrak departure boards (and screens) I saw are "stuck" at 7:25 this morning. 😳 Metra's departure boards are up-to-date, as are Amtrak's arrival boards. Odd.

Beginning mid-July, Metra will be running a pilot program on four lines -- Electric, Rock Island, BNSF, and UP-North -- to operate a more frequent and regular schedule in the midday on weekdays. Link. To give an example, here is the present Rock Island schedule and here is the pilot-program...

A train busy with holiday travelers derailed in a tunnel in Taiwan because a truck or construction equipment rolled down the embankment as the train was at the mouth of the tunnel. 51 dead at latest count, dozens injured. NY Times article. CNN article. BBC article. NPR article. The NPR article...

A beaver found its way into a Toronto subway station. Article. Another article. Perhaps it confused the TTC Subway with the Canadian Pacific Railway? 😄

Which presumably is more comfortable than a turkey in the straw. 🤣 Seriously, when the eastbound California Zephyr stopped at Galesburg just before noon today, a person got off one of the sleepers with a live turkey (or possibly a large goose) in a red sweater or jacket. Owner and bird then...