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If Amtrak were to pick one route from NY to Chicago, which route would be the fastest? Would it be the old Broadway Limited route, the NYC LSL route, a combination of the two, or an unused but in tact other route? Maybe via Toledo, Cleveland and Pittsburgh? Just wondering what anyone thought...

I'm going to be taking a trip to PA in a few weeks. Without an available car, I was wondering if I took Amtrak to Harrisburg, how close is the station to the main NS freight route through the town? Are there railfanning spots within walking distance from the station? I'm no marathon runner...

Amtrak should have better entertainment on their long distance trains, at least for sleeping car passengers. When you're in the same place for upwards of 48 hours at a time, they should do things to make sure people don't go crazy. It's kind of depressing when you are done with lunch at 1:00...

I heard rumors that the Pennsylvanian might be extended to Chicago sometime in 2011... possibly connected to the CL. Are there any truth to these rumors?

I was looking at a trip in late November on the LSL. On the westbound trip, from CRT to CHI, the bedroom price is $470. When I click on it, it says *Hurry, only 4 rooms left. Since I think there are only 4 rooms on the train, I'm not too concerned about availability (using AGR points). On the...

If and when the LSL is ever permitted to travel 110mph from NY to BUF and 110mph again from CLE to CHI when this High Speed Rail thing happens (maybe?)... I think a good idea would be to start it about 7pm at night (after dinner) and arrive very early the next day (before breakfast would have to...

I'm planning on taking a trip overnight with a 5-6 month old child. Is there room for 2 adults and an infant in a roomette or bedroom? Where would they sleep that is safe?

I'll be at NTD tomorrow in Philadelphia... I'll be traveling from North Jersey and would love to ride Amtrak, but the $200 price tag for me and a friend is just more than I can justify. So we're planning on driving... Is there any cheap but safe parking areas around 30th St station and would...

About how many stimulus cars have returned to service so far? Has it made a difference in the length of any LD or Corridor trains?

I dont know if this has been mentioned, but I just read this article that Spirit Airlines is starting to charge up to $45 for CARRY ON luggage... in addition to their baggage checking fees. Other airlines will surely follow. I think the marketing team at Amtrak should jump all over this one...

Down about 9 hours... not due into Buffalo until almost 5pm. I know it left Chicago late... was it for western connections? But its lost an additional 4+ hours on route...

I stood outside freezing my rear end off to try to get video of the new diner car on the LSL. I checked online and called Julie but there was no update. Now that I got back, I see that it is departing NYP 1 hour and 43 minutes late. Anyone know what happened?

Yesterday's scheduled arrival of the Empire Builder into Chicago, actually arrived less than an hour ago at 6:58am... a full 15 hours and 3 minutes late. What happened? There must have been some SERIOUS problems, or Amtrak needs to be held responsible for poor planning to a situation.

What happened between Rochester and Syracuse today? It lost over 2 hours in that short distance.

I just got back from a trip where I rode both in sleeper and coach on both the LSL and the Empire Builder and I was surprised at a few things. I was able to eat dinner on both trains and surprisingly, I actually liked the food on the "diner-lite" better than the meal I had on the Empire...

Does anyone know the current location of the car? Is it still being worked on or has it been released?

Is this money EVER going to be awarded to the different states/Amtrak for rail corridors? By the time they figure out where to put this money for the "shovel ready" projects, the recession is going to be over and it will all be for nothing. People should be working on these projects right now...

I need to go from Chicago to Croton Harmon (or NY Penn) in late November. I'm looking at the bucket prices for a roomette and noticed that the NY sleepers were at a higher bucket price than the Boston sleepers. Would it be possible for me to book a roomette on 448 to Albany and then continue...

Whats been wrong with the LSL lately? Seems to be losing a lot of time across NY State. Also, today's got into ALB an hour late and stayed there for an hour and 17 minutes.

If Amtrak really wants to gain ridership, they should become a type of hybrid transportation between an airplane and a cruise ship. The more comfortable people feel on the train, the more they will be willing to put up with slow trains and delays. People are usually taking the train to get to...