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Been a while since I've added anything to the forums, but I had to post this. All I have to say is WOW. I'm not quite done reading this book, but it does show why unions were once necessary. You can download and read it for free here: Confessions of a Pullman Conductor. Not only does it reveal...

Looks like some folks are running behind schedule today do to a track maintenance vehicle that got stuck on the tracks. Holiday Delays NE Status Maps

The Ultimate Factories TV show on The National Geographic channel will be inside the Alstom factory tonight. Luckily, this week Dish Network is giving us NatGeo for free so I'll get to watch it. Thought maybe others would be interested also.

I can't imagine what the other 2 kids are going through and will go through for the rest of their lives... http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburgh...d/s_650854.html http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09304/1009889-100.stm If you look at the beginning of this video, it looks like there may have...

I'm really digging these video's. He has quite a few video's from the days gone by. Imagine retiring to your sleeper and enjoying a pipe..

Anybody know a good place to find info on the train? Googled for a bit but can't find much info or pictures.

Nice write up about the Vermonter even with bad grammar. Fall Foliage Travel: Amtrak To True Maple Syrup In Vermont

Sure would be nice to see this happen.. This is the 2nd story I have read recently talking about starting service in 2011: Rest of the story: Ohio High Speed Rail

Was thinking about going to the Gulf coast, but looked at things more and I'm pretty set on Deerfield Beach. Cheaper and no bus.. I've read that the transportation in this area of FL is pretty good so I'm assuming I'll have no trouble getting to the Comfort Inn Oceanside. I found this post in...

I'm thinking about going to STP at the end of September. I'm thinking of leaving pgh on the 20th and returning on the 24th. However, the system says the train(s) aren't available on the 24th. I'm assuming the bus doesn't run on Thursday... Oh.. and it's giving me the 25th as an option.

Was going to buy a new pair of shoes today and wanted to get AGR points for them so I decided to go through AGR to Famous Footwear to buy, but got an error page from Commision Junction instead. It seems the folks running the AGR program are pretty lax on the work they due since Famous Footwear...

Just wondering if the sleepers coming out of Chicago are normally attached to the rear of the train. I'm asking this after watching this video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQIBgBN60Q4 That's not 448 if it's in Angola, right? Also, it has sleepers, so it has to be 48 or 49...

Just got alerted to this article from the AP: You can read the rest of the article here.

Was going to start a Amtrak Unlimited group on YouTube, but wasn't sure if we have 1 there yet. I know we have a facebook group and Flikr.

Just wondering what Cleveland station is like in the wee hours. Was considering taking a multi segment trip getting on the CL in PGH and heading east on the LSL from Cleveland. If both are on time, looks like a 4 hour wait. Sure can't go visit the RR HOF at that time of the night.

Just want some opinions from all of you guys and gals here. I'm thinking of building a site or blog that aggregates all news related to Amtrak. I got the idea because I "track" the word Amtrak on 2 social networking sites I use for business, so I get updated anytime someone says something...

I was just looking at reservations for a future long distance trip. Looking at the SWC from CHI to LAX, why is the upgrade to a family bedroom $497, while a regular bedroom is $605? Is it because the family room is on the lower level? Also, looking at traveling in January if that makes a...

I use a "social networking" site called Twitter. I also use twitter to track topics that are being discussed for biz purposes, but I also track "Amtrak" and just caught this discussion between 2 people there. The link in the last quote box above leads to this short story...

Hey gang! Forgot to post here that I wrote up my 2nd travelogue. You can find it here: Charleston, SC to Pittsburgh, PA I didn't get many good pictures this time, but what I did get you can view here. I also took a few short videos, (30 seconds is all my digital still camera will take). I...

Since I'll be in DC all day Tuesday, I've been looking at cheap things to do. I was there already in June so took a tour then, but didn't go to the zoo or aquarium. The only place I really spent any time was the air and space museum. Back on point... I was looking at Amtrak news a few...