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I recently read a detailed study of Berkshire rail service and it noted that in order to add a stop in Chatham, NY (presumably at the existing Union Station), a new platform would have to be constructed to meet ADA requirements, which is a major reason why this stop hasn't been added to Amtrak's...

Back when the North Coast Hiawatha last ran, it ran through Deer Lodge and Butte between Missoula and Bozeman. Since then, however, a part of that route (between Butte and Spire Rock) has gone dormant and would currently require extensive rehabilitation to reactivate for any kind of train...

I have noticed that in upstate NY, some counties contains tracks which Amtrak trains use but have no Amtrak stops along these tracks. Here's a list of such counties I've been able to gather: Putnam County Herkimer County Madison County Cayuga County Wayne County Genesee County Chautauqua...

Based on information I can gather from VIA's current timetables, no local traffic is permitted between the following stations: Toronto-Guildwood Ottawa-Fallowfield Montreal-Dorval & Saint-Lambert Quebec City-Charny & Sainte-Foy Now, with GO Transit expanding service to Niagara Falls within...

I recently took the Maple Leaf on a trip to Canada, and I discovered that they use the American Amtrak menu while in the US, but the Canadian VIA Rail menu while in Canada. My best guess is that this is done to avoid potential issues with food crossing the border. What happens on food service...

Based on what I've heard, it seems like the plan for Interstate 84 in Hartford is to replace the viaduct with a depressed highway, which involves relocating the railroad tracks near Hartford's Union Station. The proposed plan involves constructing new platforms for the relocated tracks, so does...

Currently, train 42 departs Pittsburgh at 07:30, while 43 arrives at 20:05. Both times are outside the hours of operation for nearby car rental agencies (except the ones at the airport), which forces arriving passengers to wait at least one day for a rental and departing passengers to return...

As we all know, the Canadian portion of the Maple Leaf (from Niagara Falls to Toronto) is excluded from Amtrak Guest Rewards redemption travel, as well as all membership-based Amtrak discounts (e.g. AAA, Student Advantage, NARP, ISIC, etc.). One idea that has been floating in my mind is to use...

Currently, 51 arrives at LAF around 7:30 am, while 50 leaves LAF at 10 pm. Is breakfast served shortly before 51 arrives at LAF? Also, when 50 leaves LAF, is any food still available for purchase?

A couple of days ago AGR released its official list of 2014-15 blackout dates: February 14, 2014 February 17, 2014 April 17-18, 2014 April 21, 2014 May 23, 2014 July 3, 2014 July 6, 2014 August 29, 2014 September 1, 2014 October 10, 2014 November 25-26, 2014 November 29-30, 2014...

Amtrak's Performance Improvement Plans during FY10 for its five lowest performing routes (i.e. Capitol Limited, California Zephyr, Texas Eagle, Cardinal, and Sunset Limited) were released in September 2010. It then released its PIP for the next five routes (i.e. Silver Meteor, Crescent...

Since I've only traveled on sleeping cars in Chinese trains, never on Amtrak's sleepers, I have several questions: (1) If I purchase a room, am I guaranteed the entire room to myself, or should I expect a roommate? (2) Who can configure the rooms to their daytime/nighttime settings? Is it...

It has been reported that due to funding disagreements between Amtrak and the State of Indiana, the Hoosier State could be eliminated as early as next October. I just hope that this will somehow serve as a "wake up call" to pave the way for increased frequencies on the Cardinal...

How popular is the Cardinal with students at Purdue University? Back when I attended Carnegie Mellon University, I frequently took the Pennsylvanian to/from home during school breaks. Now, a family friend has a high-school child who could choose to attend Purdue, and I would love to suggest...

The City of New Orleans timetable suggests that Checked Baggage is available at Champaign-Urbana on 59 but not 58. Could this be because the time when 58 arrives at CHM gives insufficient time for baggage to be checked for boarding passengers?

It seems that they're posting these dates earlier in the calendar year every year...this time, they've been posted on January 4: February 15, 2013 February 18, 2013 March 28-29, 2013 April 1, 2013 May 24, 2013 August 30, 2013 September 2, 2013 October 11, 2013 November 26-27, 2013...

This seems to have slipped below my radar, but I just found out that Amtrak has posted its official list of 2012-13 blackout dates on March 30, 2011: February 17, 2012 February 20, 2012 April 5-6, 2012 April 9, 2012 May 25, 2012 August 31, 2012 September 3, 2012 October 5, 2012 November...

http://www.kiwimagonline.com/chuggington/rules.html Based on the above quasi-official source (a sweepstakes promotion involving Amtrak trips - and corresponding blackout dates), it seems that in 2012-13, blackout dates will include the following dates before June 30: February 17, 2012...

After observing this year's blackout dates, I'm going to be bold and offer my predicted blackout dates for 2012-13: February 17, 2012 February 20, 2012 April 6, 2012 April 8-9, 2012 May 25, 2012 May 28, 2012 July 3-4, 2012 August 31, 2012 September 3, 2012 November 20-21, 2012...

With the unveiling of the new AGR site comes the official list of 2011-12 blackout dates. The following dates were exactly as I had predicted: February 18, 2011 February 21, 2011 April 22, 2011 April 24-25, 2011 May 27, 2011 July 1-2, 2011 September 2, 2011 September 5, 2011 November...