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Dear Friends, Since I know we have several members in Texas, I wanted to let everyone know that the 40th Anniversary Exhibit Train will be stopping in Longview in a few weeks. Official Website From my understanding, the exhibit train will deadhead at the rear of 21 from CHI on Tuesday, April...

Since I was working (I'm the guy dressed as a conductor) most of the day, I had to wait until someone sent me some photos of our National Train Day celebration in Longview. We had big attendance--over the course of the day, I wouldn't be surprised if 500 people showed up. In addition to it...

On Friday, February 19, I had the opportunity to attend the meeting of the East Texas Corridor Council in Marshall. The meeting was held in the lobby of the restored Hotel Marshall. There was only one action item at the meeting, which I'll get to, but the keynote speaker was Bill Glavin, the...

Just for my own curiosity, does anyone have an up-to-date list of Amtrak's equipment along with how it is utilized? In several threads, we've talked about the use of Superliners on the Missouri trains in wintertime, etc., but I'm at a loss to find any one spot where there's a list of what cars...

On Friday, December 4, 2009, the Marshall (Texas) T&P Depot Board held a reception honoring local rail advocate Christina Anderson for receiving Amtrak’s President’s Award earlier this year in Los Angeles. Anderson and her husband, Harrison County Judge Richard Anderson, have been working on...

Hi everyone. I've made a post or two over in the Amtrak discussion forum, but it occurs to me that I haven't introduced myself. I'm Blake. I work as an English professor for a small community college in NE Texas. For about 6 years before I started this gig, I was the engineer of the Historic...