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Amtrak is discussed on the latest episode of "The Six Pack" podcast (heard on SiriusXM satellite radio and available for download).   The four minute discussion occurs during the show's "Trending" segment, beginning at the 10:00 mark. This summary appears on the show's website: Anyone can...

Below are quotes from a thread found in the Amtrak Rail Discussion forum: Silver Star - WAS - JAX. The information seemed well suited to the What to See, and Where? forum, especially since there was no prior thread related to Jacksonville.

The following information is some which I offered a user in the general forum who was traveling north from south Florida aboard the Silver Star, and inquired about making a two-day stopover in Tampa without renting a car... Tampa has some nice things to offer visitors via Amtrak, and depending...

An interesting article about the perils of taking photos of Amtrak trains, rail stations, and other public facilities in the post-9/11 world appeared in The New York Times today. Picture This, and Risk Arrest   I love the comments about Stephen Colbert... I recall seeing a clips from the...

Article from The Tampa Tribune and TBO.com today:   Amtrak official makes pitch to run Florida high speed rail   Of course, the whole project is still very hypothetical, at least until the stimulus funding allocations are decided.

Amtrak got a little plug on nationally syndicated morning talk radio program "The Stephanie Miller Show" this morning.   Steph was conducting a phone interview from her studio in New York with Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz, Representative from the Commonweath of Pennsylvania.   During the...

No need for the Royal Train this time... this Christmas it seems Her Majesty The Queen is less "bling", more "green".   Or so they report in the below 18 December 2009 article at The Times (timesonline.co.uk). Sporting 'anonymous' headscarf, Queen catches the 10.45 to Kings Lynn Yes, that...

Interesting article in the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel: Will $70 million in funding bring Amtrak service to Stuart, Fort Pierce, Vero Beach, Melbourne, Cocoa Beach, Titusville, Daytona Beach and St. Augustine by 2012?   I, for one, hope the Florida DOT's application beats out the other 277...

The following are excerpts from the original article in the Topeka Capital Journal, linked below. Ok, granted, I'm not an authority on Superliner cars, but how is it possible for someone to exit the Southwest Chief in the middle of its journey?

A glimpse into what the day's festivities were like for those not living near one of the four major event sites. This event was hosted by the Florida Coalition of Rail Passengers, the National Association of Railroad Passengers, and the Friends of Tampa Union Station, and featured tours of...

Has anyone else tried using AGR's new website widget?   If so, have you been able to log in and use the thing?   I installed it onto my iGoogle homepage and it installed without issue and shows up where I placed it. It doesn't recognize my ID number/password, though. I just get an error...

Just moments ago I heard the Shuttle Discovery pass by overhead as it made its way to land safely at Kennedy Space Center. I will truly miss the signature double "boom" made during landing once the program ends in the next year or so. There's nothing cooler than sitting in your living room...

Greetings folks... I figured I should officially say "hello", even though I've been perusing the forum for a few weeks and have already replied in a handful of threads.   I'm a newbie not only to the board but to all things Amtrak, having only "seen the light" last September. I was headed to...