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Service Alert: Amtrak Cascades Service Disrupted on Friday, August 3, 2007 August 2, 2007 4:50 p.m. PDT Amtrak Cascades trains will be cancelled between Eugene, Oregon and Vancouver, B.C., Friday, August 3, 2007, with the exception of trains 510 and 517 (Seattle — Vancouver, B.C.), which will...

Hi All, I have a semi-stupid ticketing question, we got my brother a Ticket from MKE-CHI but then we out, my grandma won't drop him off at MKE due to Construction, with that ticket can he board at the Milwaukee Airport?

Folks, What happened to 7(22) that made it over 4 Hours late? MY Mom and Brother are on it, I know that 90 Minutes was lost due a unit in a STATE OF GOOD REPAIR, another 90 Minutes due to Crews Hours of Service expiring at MSP and a little more due to Slow orders. But I can't account for the...

Hi All, I think shortly, I will be making a visit to SIU-Carbondale and was curious is there any Hotel's close to the Amtrak Station in Carbondale and are Cabs avaible?

Hi Everyone, I was thinking while talking with a Friend about Amtrak problems and new innovated ideas. He suggested a Chicago-Flordia Auto Train Concept, we all know it would need $$$ but would it work out you think? I can already think of some issues 1. Land Space close to Chicago (That is...

http://www.masstransitmag.com/article/arti...p;siteSection=3 Geeze Nice to see a Crap Load of our Tax Dollars (NOT!), wasted on a Project that brought nothing, WHY didn't they use ITCS or something like that? Something that they knew ACTUALLY worked. Too bad IL can't get there $$$ back. The...

4(28) and 4(29) as well was 3(29) and 3(30) will be detoured via Amaraillo. If anyone wants to snag them. Due to Snow on Raton Pass.

Folks, While Reading a Trains Magazine Article it said that the Cars for the new IL Service will be coming from the West Coast Charter Fleet/Reserve. My Question is will they be not running the Reno Fun Train next year or will they be using other cars to run it?

Well Folks, When I was at CUS tonight, I rode in on 6(26) with a Friend from Princenton. He missed 30(28), so I went with him down to Passenger Services, when we got there it was a horrible Mess Passengers from 48 (28) which was canceled screaming at the top of there lungs because there was...

Well Folks, 2(26) hit a Rice Truck in the Lafayette, LA area, it was held for 8 Hours they had to set out 42 and bring a new crew in due to the Engineers having to go to the Hopstial, 11 is the unit now and should apporach Lafayette soon.

Well Folks, I got a call the this afternoon from someone I know and they told me Amtrak 62, and 2 Cars (1 Superliner Trans Sleeper 39015 and 1 Amfleet Cafe I think it was 43363) were in Downers Grove, IL sitting in our Industrial Siding. SO I decided to go check it out and when I got there...

http://www.wbbm780.com/pages/24562.php Found this online about the Emplyoees protesting the Simplified Dining Service plan.

Group, Is Viewliner Sleeper 62013 still out of Service the one wrecked in Georgia in 2003? I remember seeing an article somewhere it was suppose to be the 6th Car returned to service last year. Did that happen or is it still at Beech Grove?

Folks, Sleepers are being added on these Trains and hopefully many more. Maybe Marionettea and the Amtrak Reform Board needs to ride these trains and see that people do use Trains. - Sunset Limited gets a full sleeper Los Angeles-New Orleans effective train 2(8Mar) and 1(13Mar). - Empire...

Folks, The Diner-Lite that everyone was talking about is finally here here are all the dates they will be going into effect and this could be the final straw for LD Trains. Feb 15th #21-22, #58-59 ("reintroduced") #1-2 #29-30 April 15th AKA Tax Day #91-92 #3-4 #48-49 May 3rd #19-20...

Group, I saw 51(3) today at CUS and I saw that there was no Sleeper today it had some problems in New York and nearly held it for a Sleeper off the School Boy Special uhh 98(2).

What's going on in New York? 49(1) left Over 3 Hours late 91(1) left 2:19 Late 97(1) left 4:19 Late What's going on here? :angry:

Group, For my 16th Birthday my Dad took me to Springfield, IL on Amtrak. We booked 303/304. It was a very nice trip at 8AM We boarded in Chicago and left ontime at 8:15AM then after Summit,IL I went to the Cafe to get some Juice. Nothing really happened until after we passed Joliet then...

Group, Tommorow I will be riding 303/304 Uhh 323/324 to Springfield to head down to the State Musuem I am a big History Buff as well. My Dad and I are taking this trip for my 16th B-Day. Full report when I return on 324 tommorow.

Group, I was reading Amtrak's FY06 Business Report and I came upon a very confusing part that I don't get What's the Difference between Wreck Rebuilts and Wreck Repairs? I am totally confused. For Wreck Rebuits it put zero and Wreck Repairs 20 for Cars and 5 for Locomotives I think it was I...