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Hi all, My husband and I want to splurge on a dome car trip for our 30th anniversary. Is Conway Scenic Railway Mountaineer any good? Bad reviews online but not sure they took the Mountaineer. What about Mt. Washington Cog? What else within 5 hour drive of Rhode Island? So many of these only run...

Does anyone know if freight uses the Amtrak Vermonter line, and if so, is there any schedule for freight? I ask because I'll be staying a few nights in a former train depot right smack next to the tracks, no fence or anything. I'd like to take pictures of trains going by the house. I do have...

Hi all, In June, I'll need to store a roller bag at 30th Street for 3-4 hours, before my NER trip from PHL to KIN. I will have limited time to wait in lines or run around the station, as I have to catch a regional train to Manayunk after stowing the bag. I have a single day pass to the...

Ran across this today. Thoughts? https://www.change.org/p/amtrak-protect-people-by-designating-some-mask-required-cars-on-each-train

My 34-yr-old biologist niece got a great job starting the end of May, and will start commuting by rail (Wickford RI to PVD) to get there. Any ideas for a fun or useful "commuter" gift for her birthday tomorrow? (Yes, I am late to ask this question.) A book of tickets would be nice, but she's...

Tomorrow we're going to Steamtown (bee-yoo-ti-ful Scranton PA), staying in the old Lackawanna Station (Radisson Hotel). We only have about two hours at Steamtown, and maybe another hour or two on Friday, and the train excursions aren't running yet. What should we definitely not miss? Also, food?

This looks great! https://www.recordonline.com/story/news/2022/03/09/port-jervis-railroad-history-celebrated-transportation-festival-history-center/9348448002/

Couplers OMG. I watched some videos and looked at the Kadee site. But really, is it normal to replace couplers on new trains before you even run them? My problem is, I can't get the new Mantua Light Pacific and new BLI P70 to stay attached. Does a tiny fraction of a millimeter of height...

Our Cardinal arrives in Maysville around midnight, anyone done this? Any taxis around? Plan B is a 15-minute walk but we'd rather not drag the luggage. We can try Lyft but we are first-time users, not sure if they'll respond.

We're taking the Cardinal this week for the first time, solely for the epic view (and train feeling of course). I've read here that the Cardinal windows can be very dirty, and have seen that problem on many trains, understandably. On the Empire Builder we saw a guy who did not appear to be an...

Happy Thanksgiving! I might go train shopping this weekend, but don't want to make a stupid purchase. As a kid I had an all-metal O scale freight train that I loved, but it died in a house fire. Now 50 years later I’d like to get a simple setup and run it, but need to go smaller, so HO is my...

I've done some research but can't nail it down - does anyone here know the names of the two sleepers I would have taken to get from Main Line Philly to Rock Springs Wyoming in the mid-late Sixties? The first train went through PA to Chicago (possibly Broadway Limited), and the second Chicago to...

(Delete or move this if it's in the wrong topic area, can't figure out where to put it.) So, I joined recently and a robot put "Train Attendant" on my profile. I went in and changed it, since I just ride 'em. But I'm amazed, it seems like 90% of the people posting here have railroad jobs listed...

My husband and I are super excited we have finally booked a trip on the Cardinal. It is in early December so days are short. We're traveling round trip to Maysville from DC (after Northeast Regional sleeper from New England) hoping to see the WV scenery (rivers, bridges, towns) in particular. We...