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A common (and somewhat valid) complaint made by passenger rail advocates is that Amtrak doesn't do enough to promote itself. Now on YouTube, you can see some of I like the route specific commercials, but my favorite is the "airline" that has completely rebuilt itself in the last 4 years. If...

Well, I've been away from the forum for a while, but I'm finally able to return to the discussions. For the "old hands", it's good to see you all again, and for those who have joined since I've been away, it's nice to meet you all and I look forward to entering discussions with you all. I see...

New sweepstakes on amtrak.com: Personally, I'd take any one of these prizes, but the round-trip bedrooms to and from Seattle sound pretty good to me.

Well, UP has announced another tie replacement blitz for the California Zephyr, so the opportunity once again arises to ride along the original transcontinental railroad between Denver and Salt Lake City. From Gene Poon on the Yahoo Amtrak mailing list: I wish I could get a trip on one of...

(Sorry for the length in advance, I got long-winded! :o ) Thanks to the quarter system, the last two weeks have been a wonderful time of relaxation as we prepare for the Spring Quarter. I had some Guest Reward points that I wanted to use for a short trip during break, so I cashed in 2000...

From Gene Poon via the Amtrak Yahoo group: AMTRAK FARE CHANGES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 11, 2005 EFFECTIVE TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2005, CERTAIN FARES WILL CHANGE. . POINT-TO-POINT RAIL FARES: . LONG-DISTANCE ROUTES: RAIL FARES ON MOST LONG-DISTANCE ROUTES WILL INCREASE BY APPROXIMATELY THREE...

In approximately 14 hours, I should be firmly settled into my coach seat (seat 19, 55 or somewhere close by for the electrical outlet ;) ) on the westbound Empire Builder heading back to North Dakota to visit my parents during Christmas Break. I can't wait to get on board and once again ride...

I recently moved to the northern suburbs of Chicago. I was bored yesterday morning, so I decided to catch a Metra commuter train to Chicago Union Station and back. After looking at the online schedules, I drove to the Prairie Crossing/Libertyville Metra station, which is about a 10 minute...

Well, BNSF decided to drop a load of grain on the ground about 2 miles west of the Williston, ND, Amtrak station. It looks like both tracks in that area are affected, so the Builder will probably have some bustitution or a long delay. Amtrak's website is showing the "Service Disruption"...

I just got off of the first leg of my Empire Builder birthday (mine and the Builder's) trip. #8 into Williston kept to pretty normal time keeping as we arrived 30 minutes down. #7 was another story. We passed the westbound Builder about 10 miles east of Wolf Point, putting it 5 hours 30...

Once again Amtrak has to bustitute passengers from Spokane, WA, to Shelby, MT, due to a derailment on Marias Pass. This time, 28 grain cars left the tracks causing the line to be blocked until Wednesday (today), at the earliest. Details are on the Billings Gazette in the last article on the...

Anthony, I like the addition of the shortest distance calculator on the front page of the forms. I just happened to notice it this afternoon and had to check it out. Very nice little toy!

As I'd been advertising in my signature on the forums, I was planning a trip to Sacramento, CA, to visit the California State Railroad Museum, as well as ride the Coast Starlight. The trip ended today, and I've posted travelogues on my new weblog. Here are the direct links to the segments of...

Two avalanches have caused a derailment of a freight train near Essex, MT on Marias Pass. Due to the cleanup of the derailment and instability of the snow, the Empire Builder has been annuled between Seattle/Portland and Minneapolis-St Paul. Story from the Billings, MT Gazette.

Greetings, all, I've had a great trip home. Once I get my travelogue straightened out, I'll post it here. Unfortunately, I don't have the capability to post it real-time like Diane, but I did write most of it as things happened (laptops are great). It'll be here in the next day or two.

Hey, all, Just to let everyone know, I sent a letter yesterday to David Gunn letting him know about the good service I received on the Builder, so hopefully the crew will get some kind of reward from him, even if it's just an Atta-Boy letter entered into their personnel records. That always...

I've got two reasons to be happy today: it's the end of the semester, and more importantly, I get to ride the Empire Builder! I'll be riding today's #28 out of Portland to Spokane, catching a 'Hound to visit a friend for a couple days. I'll then return to Spokane via the 'Hound and continue...

I'm probably being paranoid, but I'm starting to feel a bit uncomfortable about "Ricardo Gonzalez." All he's done is post question after question looking for pictures and information about E-60s, where the Three Rivers switches out its engines, Amtrak's Sunnyside Yard, etc. Ricardo, I'm...

There was a question about the Viewliner prototypes on a Yahoo! group that I subscribe to. I sent the following email to the list thanks to information from this bulletin board (accompanied with links to various discussions on the Viewliners): Now, for my questions: does this email reflect...

Greetings, all, I'm posting this from my parents house in Williston, ND, after a great trip on the Empire Builder from Portland, OR. Once I get back to my computer in Oregon, I'll post some of the pictures that I took on this trip. Getting to the station in Portland was interesting. My...