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Just curious. When a long distance train begins its journey the day before the switch back and forth with Daylight Savings Time, how are the arrival/departure times handled when time changes at midnight? Looking at the Cardinal this morning, it is shown on time at Connersville (1:21 AM) but...

Is there a website that shows mileage between stations? I'm sure I have seen something like this in the past, but I can't find it now. The reason for asking, is that last night a taxi fare calculator for Charlottesville, VA showed the fare for a 21 mile ride, 95% or more on I-64, to be almost...

How does Amtrak determine if you are a senior? Regarding the earlier post I had about Bangor/Charlottesville connections, I'm guessing that when buying tickets in person my driver's license would be good enough but I'm not sure. The initial ticket from home to the trail will be bought on line...

I am hoping to use Amtrak to get to, and get home from, a months long hike on the Appalachian Trail this summer. Getting to the trail will be easy. I can walk to the Connersville Amtrak station, and once I get to Charlottesville it will be an easy walk to the on-ramp of I-64 where I can thumb...

Gee, it has been almost six years since my last post on this forum. I enjoyed my first and second train trips, Connersville, IN to Staunton, VA and back, but limited vacation time and trips that would be impossible on Amtrak have kept me from taking any more train rides. That will, hopefully...

My trip to Staunton, VA on the 6th was great. I got there a little late, but I was expecting it. I got in four days of great day hiking on or near the Appalachain Trail. (thanks to all for the responses about taking my walking staff along) The return train, #51 was about 15 minutes late...

Sometime in the wee hours of tomorrow morning I will be boarding train #50, bound for Staunton, VA. When I first started planning this trip back in February the date seemed so far away. The anticipation level was high for a month or so, ebbed quite a bit as other concerns popped up, and now is...

The time for my first trip, Connersville to Staunton is fast approaching. I’ve spent a lot of time reading about Amtrak travel in general and as much about the Cardinal as I can find. I am, I think, ready. There is one thing that I am pretty sure, but not positive, about. I’ll be spending most...

Hi everyone, Randy Johnson from Connersville, Indiana. It was time to start planning what I was going to do with the two weeks of vacation I get each year and it occurred to me that I had never taken a real train trip. I was originally planning on September, but as the enthusiasm started to...