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Just caught a glimpse of the Silver Star passing Ashland, VA, and it had an FRA car up front, usual VL baggage, followed by an Amtrak-America liveried VL sleeper, then a standard painted sleeper, and the cafe and coaches. Are they repainting old Viewliners in the new scheme, or was this one of...

I've looked in our forum and not seen it mentioned. What exactly is the consist of the Crescent now that it has business class? What is the car they are using to provide this with?

Virginia has been looking to increase service to Tidewater (Newport News/Norfolk) for some time. Present plans call for an additional regional to Norfolk, and eventually a third that would just run to Richmond. My thought is, why not extend the Capitol Ltd to cover one of these runs? Here is...

I've taken this train probably ten times now, but understand it is using a shortened consist for winter maintenance purposes. Our family is taking a trip out to Chicago (and Santa Fe) this Saturday, and returning next Saturday/Sunday (2/21). Because this return trip is later in the spectrum of...

Just saw this announcement that the Great Dome would be running on the Adirondack this fall. No mention of the Cardinal, which is what I would really like to ride it aboard. Do they usually separate these announcements, or does this mean no 50/51 this year? I seem to remember in the past that...

I've received two reports that yesterday's EB Cardinal (50) through Virginia this Sunday (3/9) was operated with four Superliners and a baggage. First, does anyone know why this was the case? And second, does this mean that Wednesday's WB (P05112) will be Superliner as well?

So I just heard there is a system very similar to the polar vortex of a couple weeks ago headed through Chicago. Unfortunately, so am I. Taking the Zephyr tomorrow from EMY to CHI, connecting to the Thursday Cap Ltd. Any thoughts on what to expect?

Need to make a quick decision here! We live in Richmond, where Ms. Irene has done a number on Amtrak service. Yesterday, I moved back our RVR-SAS trip one day, assuming (largely based on the opinions of the AMTK employees I spoke with) that the Capitol Ltd would NOT run today, and I was able to...

I am taking #2 east from San Antonio to New Orleans on Sept 1st - 2nd. When I purchased the tickets, I was buying all the way from SAS to Culpeper, VA (Crescent) and was paying $70 for coach from SAS to NOL, and then $132 plus $188 for a roomette NOL-CLP. At the time, I opted not to upgrade to...

It seems like a silly question, but I just noticed on the timetable that our upcoming trip west on 49 will actually not have a lounge leaving NYP. I know the Boston section has one, and I know the Diner goes with the NYP section, but I figured that the NYP section would also have a cafe (giving...

I am riding #20 it's entire length in two weeks, and have a roomette in the 2011 car. Does anyone know which end of this train the sleepers are placed? I have looked on Youtube (great source for this kind of question) and it appears that it varies. Is there a method to how Amtrak does this, or...

I am taking an extensive trip in three weeks, (#20 Culpeper, VA - NYP, #49 NYP-CHI, #21 (technically #421) CHI-San Antonio, #2 San Antonio-NOL, #20 NOL - Culpeper, VA). Starting out we have two roomettes for four of us, and will make sure to view the Hudson side on #49. I've ridden the Texas...