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Would the Slumbercoach work again? I was just comparing the Viewliner Sleepers with the Slumbercoach Sleepers, and the capacity on the Slumbercoach is somewhat higher. Granted the Slumbercoach was before ADA, but even so would something like this work again, a more modernized version perhaps...

Just found this while looking for news on Amtrak in VA. Amtrak Virginia It seems to be a new website in partner ship with the Virginia DOT and Virginia.gov offering a little (and I mean a little) more information along with the same info imported from Amtrak.com. Neat, nice but somehow...

I stumbled upon this by accident this afternoon. I checked to see if there had been prior discussion but coun't find anything. Roanoke Chapter NRHS Article Roanoke Excursion Flyer Internet Article About Excursion Apparently, there will be an Excursion hosted by the Roanoke Chapter of the...

In another thread found HERE and HEREwe were discussing the effectiveness of operating a “Limited” service train and diners on a train. This got me thinking about the ineffectiveness of having the discharge/receive on long distance trains North of Washington DC. Note: For those that do not know...

I was thinking about the old “Limited” service trains the other day and it got me to thinking. Would an actual Limited train work in today’s American rail environment outside the North East Corridor? Correct me if I’m off here, but for those who don’t know, from what I’ve read (I’m still a noob...

Obviously over the past few months there has been a lot of talk about more mass transportation – especially rail – high speed rail – etc – with the release of information about the Presidents’ transportation stimulus bill. I’ve been reading a little about the mention of electrifying current...

Just curious how the bookings were for the new extension of the NER train to Lynchburg? hopefully strong? I’m planning on taking it around the beginning of the month from Philadelphia down to Charlottesville, VA. I’m really hopeful that this leads to a few more daily trains, maybe even getting...

So, I did a search for this but I didn’t find much, if this has been posted and discussed before, my apologies and mods please delete. Maybe ya’ll can help me out and update n school me. I haven’t ridden on the Northeast Regional (NER) in a number of years. I have a friend coming to visit from...

Just happened to see that CBS will be showing a headline story on Sunday morning about High Speed Trains in the US if anyone happens to catch this before it comes on and wants to watch. I'll post more once it comes on.

Okay , so for my staycation I went with a friend to Tahoe for the day, since I’d never been and I wanted to see Lake Tahoe and what was along the way. We got to a cool little city called Trukee and we happened to be there just before 3pm and guess what showed up? That’s right you loyal schedule...

The new extension of the Northeast Corridor to Charlottesville and Lynchburg cleared its last hurdles receiving the final funding as can be read here in this article. Service should start around October 1st! I’m curious, with the increase in service in Charlottesville will they raise the...

I’ve been playing with this idea in the back of my mind for some time: “What if all the passenger rail providers used the same reservation system?” Amtrak and Commuter rail providers! As I’ve mentioned in other threads I worked for the airlines for years. While working for the Legacy Airlines a...

I was just browsing through some photos of the Crescent on-line and checking out some videos and I started thinking about all my Crescent trips. Recently the past few times I’ve ridden the Crescent from between my home town of Charlottesville and Washington the train “it self” has seemed to be...

So I was looking through pictures of the Crescent on Flicker and came across this one somehow of the Michigan Central Train Station. I was actually kinda shocked as I’d never ever heard anything about it before, I guess from not being from that area of the country. I checked out the wiki artcile...

Well, I debated placing this in the other Amtrak California thread but I’ll prob have too many questions and will end up hijacking the thread. So here goes…. I just moved out to the West Coast in Sacramento for the moment actually (and loving it here btw). I was kinda puzzled when I came out...

So, yesterday in a valiant search to find more information on rail in Virginia I came across an article that… well just knocked my socks off. :lol: It’s a good read plain and simple, It's from earlier this year in the Washington Monthly. Be forewarned though it is a long read, but well worth...

Alright, so what is the plan for Richmond, VA and their different stations exactly? I figured that one of you educated (most likely local) types could prob give me the 411. We have two operational stations in Richmond: the I guess orginal one build in 1907 at Main Street, another at Staples Mill...

Having worked in the airlines for years I became very familiar with a federal program called EAS or Essential Air Service. This program grants money to airports in smaller communities that couldn’t maintain a major airline service after CAB/FAA federal deregulation of the airline industry back...

How excited was I when I read the below article? :D New Rail Route Funded - WAHU FOX 27 News Finally! A real step in the right direction, the money's approved! One round trip a day of the NEC will be extended from DC south through Charlottesville (CVS) ending in Lynchburg. VRE will move...

Maybe this has been posted before but I couldn't find anything... I've been doing some thinking about the Cardinal, the one of many of Amtrak's stepchildren. Having lived in Charlottesville and watched the changes of Amfleet to superliner and back again, diners to lounges and back again... I...