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Status maps shows it left SFA at 3:52am. 11:52 late. That's going to throw that particuar consist out of whack for almost a week at least

It's 99 steps up from Clinton to street level... don't ask me how I know that. Try doing that lugging an 8 year old.. and luggage. Next time I'm waiting for Metra, if I can find the ORD Metra station

What in the world happened to #21 yesterday? It lost over 11 hours between Chicago & Joliet!

First off, don't over plan, I used to do that and I found that I really enjoyed the rides much better when I stopped. Just relax and let them do the "work". That said, I always bring a power strip so I can charge my phone/ipod/laptop to use at night. I think the diaper clips are a good idea...

I would LOVE to ride one of these, but I'm cool like that.

Nope you're not!

A friend of mine took the last CONO with a full diner on June 30, he's even got a menu autographed by the chef. The Capitol Limited seems to have closed their downstairs cafe in the lounge car , though it still has a sightseer lounge, when i rode it last week they were using something that...

Sitting in Chicago's Met Lounge waiting to board #30. The arrivals screens all say #8 is due in at 6:10... #28 at 6:25. Kudo's Amtrak!

You don't have to look very far to see why Amtrak is losing oodles of money on long distance food service. $7 for a hot dog & chips (on the childs menu), $12.50 for a cheeseburger. 3 strips of bacon or 2 pork sausage patties $3.75. Calling ahead and ordering a pizza at the next service stop...

I was on the Pioneer out of Seattle once. There was a passenger who started having chest pains before we got to Denver. Amtrak called the paramedics but the guy refused to get off the train. After we hooked up to (a very late) #6 and were about half way to Fort Morgan we slowed to a stop at a...

a friend of mine lost a neighbor in that. Even though I was a kid, that wreck has always fascinated me for some reason

Harry Shearer had room in the same sleeper as I did on the Coast Starlight once. He was a couple of rooms down, I thought it was really cool that nobody really bothered him. H e wen to the PPC car a couple of times and nobody said anything more than normal "train conversation" with him.

thanks for the summary.. i tried to read back a ways but after 20 some pages the eyes glossing over, or that could have just been my contacts.

So what changed, both to cause the meltdown and to apparently fix it?

Way back in the early days of Amtrak, the Starlight ran through to San Diego... I think that only lasted about 6 months though, if that.

Except for one trip on the Empire Builder with Saheed (the spelling is probably wrong on that), who was absolutely the worst SCA I've ever run across, the only times I've had issues with missing sleeper attendants are when I'm in the TransDorm. I've never actually had a GOOD one when I've been...

Unfortunately, I've seen just this thing way too many times. Especially after the diner closes for Breakfast and Lunch. The SCA WILL deliver meals to your room though, if you ask him/her nicely so sometimes they're busy doing that also. Last year when I rode the Sunset Eagle, my SCA would even...

no worries....BNSF has sent the dispatching crew that allowed #8 into Chicago early to a CSX dispatching re-education camp somewhere in the swamps of Florida. That mistake won't be repeated anytime soon.

Driving in Richmond this evening I saw the southbound Silver Star crossing the James River, I see that fairly often but the last few times I've seen it the baggage car was either on the rear or totally missing, todays consist didn't seem to have one, unless it was disguised as an Amfleet coach...

I was laid off from my job in manufacturing four years ago. I don't drink, I've maybe ordered 3 beers in my life, don't smoke, never have never will, I have never done illegal drugs, I stopped going to concerts for a while because of all the funky smoke in the air. After two years, I pretty...