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A few test tracks have been built at various research centers, but as far as I am aware there is no operational hyperloop anywhere.

Thanks for the feedback, everyone! I guess public transit is not an all-or-nothing affair. Even if you still have to drive part of the way, it can still make perfect sense to take the train. I should know, I made the same argument a couple of weeks ago in Auto Train Why not more routes?

I apologize if this comes across as insensitive, but as someone from a major metropolitan area, I struggle to understand the value that trains provide to people living in rural areas. Even living in the suburbs of a major city, it is difficult to get anywhere without a car, and since public...

Apparently, the extra car between the locomotive and the baggage car is for Siemens engineers in case the new long-distance Chargers experience any technical difficulties en route—which they have, which explains why there were five locomotives on the eastbound yesterday and as of 6:00 p.m. today...

$5.60/gallon. I assume that by "$" you mean Australian Dollars and not U.S. Dollars? I admit that I had to look up where "Oz" is…

IATA codes are interesting. ORD used to be known as Orchard Field, hence the IATA code. Then it was renamed to O'Hare, but they kept the old IATA code. Recently, there was a proposal to rename it to Barack Obama International Airport. Maybe they should change the IATA code to OOO...

I can't speak for the Acela, but I noticed that my hometown commuter station lot is fuller than it's been in a while. I think people are starting to get sick of working from home.

Thanks, jebr! I appreciate the information. I think I will take the Amtrak bus from Union Station to Homewood since that would save me the hassle of having to go to Millennium Station or Van Buren Street.

I don't think the problem has to do with computer memory. Amtrak station codes are three letters long and 26³ = 17,576 which is more than enough to cover every station. Two letters (676 possible codes) would still be enough but then Amtrak would have to be more creative.

Thanks, Bob! I wish they would just say that in the email. I would call the number but I lost my voice so that would be rather silly. Just a couple more questions: I received a second identical email from Amtrak today to which the following line has been added: No problem, I've ridden Metra...

Carolina Panthers?

Just received the following email from Amtrak: Does this mean there will be a bus instead? I am happy to take the bus but I have never boarded a bus from Chicago Union Station before.

You can make easily changes on the fly using the "New Search" button at the top of the page. It's not perfect, but it works. I agree. As someone who's not from Boston, I don't know what the difference is between North Station, South Station, and Back Bay Station. Where does the Acela stop...

Buying train tickets on Amtrak.com is little different than booking an airline flight or buying a bus ticket: Select one-way or round-trip Type in the city of origin Type in the destination city Enter the date(s) of travel Select the number of travelers Let Amtrak figure out the best routes...

Easy, just remove the limiter.

Wow, that's the fastest speed in the U.S. outside of the Northeast Corridor!

I apologize if this is a stupid question, by why doesn't Amtrak check passports at the point of departure? I understand that not everyone on the train is going to Canada, but for the people who are, wouldn't it make more sense to check passports before boarding, rather than on the train?

Why not just extend the Hiawatha Service to the Twin Cities?

If someone pulled up in a van in Chinatown and told me to get on, I'm not sure I would…