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AU Friends, Got a question for y'all. In September, my wife will be traveling from ASD to ALB through NYP to visit her family, and will be taking our new daughter (will be 3 mo old at the time) with her. She's going to have a couple hour layover at NYP, and we were wondering, does anyone know...

I didn't see anything about this here, so wanted to throw out a plug for several upcoming planning meetings for the DC to Richmond leg of the Southeast HSR, sponsored by the VA Dept of Rail and Public Transportation for public comment as part of their project to bring HSR to the commonwealth...

Hello All, Part-time poster here with a request that I'm hoping someone here can assist with. I'm at a point in my career that I'm looking to make a change, and have applied for a couple of IT positions I have found both interesting and that match my skills at Amtrak based in Washington, DC. I...

Hello All, My wife and I are in the early stages of planning a family trip to Yosemite next summer, and we aim to have enough AGR points by then to make one of the legs (there or back) by train. I'm up in the air right now having planned out several routes, so was hoping someone with more...

Hello AU Members! I was hoping someone here might be able to provide some assistance or further recommendation. A good friend of mine is on the Orange County Chamber of Commerce (Orange County, VA), and the town and county have recently been interested in seeing what could be done to get...

Last summer, my fiancée suggested that for our next trip, we visit the Big Easy. Naturally, my planning drifted to how I could maximize my our rail travel. Thus was born the plan to take the Crescent from DC to New Orleans for a few days, and then return via the City of New Orleans, connecting...

After the spate of station-themed threads recently (Integrated Stations, Elevated/Underground Stations, and everyone's favorite, Ghost Stations), I've been in a Station-thinking mood, and wanted to start discussion on another facet of this topic: Stations that have been refurbished/maintained by...

After a spate of threads here recently, including one I found very helpful about Amtrak meal photos, I had some free time this holiday season, so decided that for this year, I'm going to start a blog/website to document the meals on each of Amtrak's LD routes. Dinner in the Diner: Amtrak Meals...

Didn't see this here, so wanted to share: http://www.amtrak.com/ccurl/997/274/Amtrak-Ink-Dec-Jan-2013.pdf This issue primarily focuses on the 2012 President's Safety and Service awards for 2012. There are a lot of interesting highlights here, both internal as well as customer facing. Of note...

Perusing the internets today, I came across this, and thought it was pretty cool and worth sharing. It does have some flaws in the sample size and metholodology (only counting same-day check-ins limits anyone who travels via rail overnight), but it's an interesting graphic to look at transit...

Now that I have finalized my travel through the end of the AGR year, I find myself with an extra One-Class Upgrade Coupon, which I will gladly share with someone who can make use of it. PM me if interested. Also, I find myself with a long layover in NYP in Feb, so was wondering that if anyone...

So last night, my Fiancée's family surprised me with a late-night Polar Express ride on the Saratoga and North Creek RR (https://www.sncrr.com/the-polar-express.html). I'll post more about that trip later, but this was the first time I got to visit the Saratoga Springs station, and I was...

So I was just looking to price some trips for next Jan through AmSnag, and no matter what station pair I select, either for that date range or a more imminent date, it throws the error "Check Departure and/or Arrival station codes!", which I have done and am sure are correct. Can anyone else...

Good Morning All! My fiancée and I have recently set our date for the wedding (not on a train, but I initially considered buying out the EB for our wedding before I was shot down), and are looking into taking our honeymoon in India. She's interested in the food and culture and music, and for...

All, So it looks like this year that I will easily make S and have a shot at S+ depending on how my holiday travels line up, and this being my first time reaching this status it leaves me with a question about how it is treated. I see on the AGR website that these two levels grant bonuses of...

Hey All, Tomorrow I am taking the LSL (449 section) ALB -> CHI, and was wondering what the policy is on boarding folks in that section while it sits in ALB waiting for the NYP section. Per the timetable, it should get there 5:30 ish, so would pax be able to board that section earlier, or do...

This coming weekend, I will be taking a trip with my fiancee on the Empire Service from NYP to NFS to get away for a weekend. I've only boarded other NEC trains in NYP, so am a bit unfamiliar with the boarding procedure/consists for the Empire Service trains, and would appreciate any advice...

All, Haven't seen this on the website yet, but wanted to post it here. I just heard from my fiancee, who is supposed to be traveling back to DC from visiting family in Albany, that because of the cold, all Empire Service trains have been canceled for today. I checked the status maps and they...

Hey All, So today I was taking the Metro south across the Potomac, and as I was watching the rail bridge to see if I could catch any Amtrak trains noticed something that I hadn't noticed before. There looked to be old poles/wires/insulators from what looked to be a catenary system that had...

Happy New Years All! So as part of my New Year's festivities with friends, my Fiancee and I were asked to take part on a good friend's wedding in Atlanta this coming September. Naturally, we accepted, and as such have began to consider travel plans. When looking at availability on the Crescent...