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Now that there's enough rebuilt Superliners to equip one train with upgraded equipment, what LD train do you think should get the Builder Treatment next? At first I thought that it should be the Starlight to maintain the train's status as Amtrak's premiere train. Also the Starlight's equipment...

Hello everyone! I'm finally getting around to posting the results of my trip on the Starlight from a week ago. As with previous experiences on Amtrak, my rule of train crews held true. (The crew on the first trip is always better than the crew on the return trip.) On the way up to Portland, we...

Okay guys, I just bought my tickets for a trip to Portland, OR next month. I'm already pretty excited about it. This will be my second trip on the Starlight out of Los Angeles. I look forward to telling you all about it when I get back. -Firebert

Does anyone know if Amtrak still runs the mail trains on the NEC or did those go away with the end of the Mail & Express business? -Firebert

It looks like the folks at Beech Grove have been busy. I saw sleeping car #32052 on the Southwest Chief on Friday night and it had the new blue and white interior. According to On Track On Line the 32055 has also been released recently, bringing the total of remanufactured cars to 4. In the...

My apologies to everyone I ditched in the chat on Sunday night, but my wireless network crapped out on me and I was down until well after midnight EST. I'll see you all next week I guess. SORRY! -Firebert

I picked up my copy of the National Timetable on Friday, and right away I spotted something interesting on the cover. The photo is of an Acela train crossing a river in what looks like northern New England. (I've never been out there so I'm just guessing.) I'm wondering if the person who...