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    Amtrak Gallery Cars?

    I've seen a few photos, from back in early days of Amtrak, of Amtrak trains with gallery cars. Amtrak paint and everything. However, very little information about these seems to available online. I can't find any images of what they looked like on the inside. I'm curious because they don't seem...
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    Pontiac Michigan turnaround

    Hello. I just have a quick question about the wolverine terminal in Pontiac Michigan. Just from looking at Google maps, it appears that there is no Y or any other way to turn the train around. Likewise, most wolverine trains run with the a locomotive in the front and back. However, sometimes I...
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    San Francisco - Los Angeles Night Train proposals

    https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/la-sf-night-train-proposal-dreamstar-17891587.php Think this could work? 300 dollars seems a little pricey, but if the price can go down a little, I think it could.
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    Splitting ticket between coach and sleeper

    So, I noticed that on the City of New Orleans, the cost of a roomette is nearly half price if departing from Centralia than from Chicago. So I bought a coach ticket from Chicago to Centralia, and then a roomette the rest of the way to New Orleans. That way I can get a good night sleep once it...
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    Speed limits on shared track

    I read somewhere that the FRA does not allow speeds greater than 90 mph on tracks that are shared with passengers and freight. I know for a fact that this is not true, as the Michigan line runs at 110 mph, and so does a short section of Union Pacific track in Illinois. These sections of tracks...
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    Pre-Electrification speeds between New Haven and Boston

    I'm doing a reaserarch project and I need to know what types of speeds passenger trains ran at on northern part of the Northeast Corridor between New York and Boston. The only info I found was that the Turnotrain service hit speeds of 100 mph, but that that service didn't last too long. After...
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    Sleeper service on the Northeast Regional

    I remember they introduced sleepers on the overnight Northeast Regional, but there do not seem to be any for sale. However, I couldn't anything in the news or online that they are no longer in service. What gives?
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    What is this?

    Spotted this from the VRE tracks at Union Station. It looks like an ex Metroliner without the cab.
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    Lincoln service speed limit increased

    https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/maximum-speeds-increase-to-90-mph-on-amtraks-chicago-st-louis-corridor/
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    Do any pictures of the old Randolph street Station exist?

    So, I used to think that the old Millennium Station, formerly known as Randolph street, was entirely outside before the 2005 remodeling. However, I talked to my uncle who used to take the Metra Electric/IC and I learned that only South Shore Line platforms were outside. The rest of the station...
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    Amtrak has the worst departure times in STL

    Whoever decided this needs to be fired. Who wants to catch a train at 4:30 in the morning? The prepandemic departure times were already pretty bad, but the 6:40 and 3:00 departures were usable. Why cant the be a departure between 8:00 - 10:00 am like Chicago? I know that trains had to be cut for...
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    Business class on the Illini/Saluki is a ripoff

    I booked a business class ticket on the Saluki, and instead of the normal single level coaches, the Superliners were used instead. Business class was just a normal section of the coach with a curtain separating it. You might just be better off booking a coach seat on the lower level instead.
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