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I just got back from a 4-leg trip from Palatka, Fl to Saratoga Springs, NY in a roomette on 98/97. The only leg that went off without a hitch was on the Ethan Allan on Tues., 8/9. Questions about the Ethan Allan - Is it considered a long distance train, a regional train, or a state-subsidized...

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9322106&rss=rss-wabc-article-9322106 Personally, as long as they don't shut down Don Pepi's pizza joint, I'll always have a place to eat when I'm passing through.

Liberal stalwart and friend of Amtrak passes: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/03/frank-lautenberg-dead-dies_n_3377916.html Interesting to see who Christie appoints in his place.

Portland to Auburn (& beyond?) talk very much alive. Hope it's not just talk. http://www.sunjournal.com/news/lewiston-auburn/2013/03/12/train-backers-discuss-portland-auburn-passenger-ra/1332811

Somebody at another site was bemoaning the fact that they couldn't use Amtrak to travel from Omaha, NE to Wichita, KS today without backtracking to Chicago and detraining in Newton, KS, the closest stop to Wichita.   It occurred to me that, even in the "golden years" of passenger rail, there...

Does anyone know if 59(14) ran with the Pullman Rail Journey's consist added as scheduled? Any pics?

Must have been high on that Golden State medical marijuana!

I thought I heard on ESPN radio today that the Miami Marlins baseball team will be traveling from Washington, DC to NY via a 3-car chartered train. Not sure of the departure/arrival times, and I know they got rained out today in Washington, so not sure if that changes things. Does anyone else...

This is from the President of the Florida Coalition of Rail Passengers: " Here is information on a rally that will be held to push for restoration of the line between New Orleans and Jacksonville or beyond. Please join us if you can. I will be attending along with Bob Stewart, Chariman of NARP...