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  1. sitzplatz17

    PDX-SEA Charter

    Hi all, Curious to get some thoughts from the passenger rail brain-trust here. :) Am working on organizing some private travel for a somewhat large group of soccer supporters (200-300 people) between Portland and Seattle and back. In the past for this event we've always done charter buses, but...
  2. sitzplatz17

    #14 (10/2) Service Disruption

    Supposed to be taking this train PDX->SEA, over 5 hours late, now showing that it’s in service disruption. Anyone have details on if this or 508 is actually going to make it to SEA tonight? Or should I start looking for a hotel?
  3. sitzplatz17

    TRE loco far from home

    Spotted a Trinity Railway Express F59 a little far from home tracks from my southbound Cascades train in Tacoma, WA Anyone have any idea what it’s doing over here on coal train duty?
  4. sitzplatz17

    MARC Engine Failures

    One of the Facebook groups I follow has been regularly reporting engine issues for some of the northbound afternoon runs. Anyone here have any idea what’s going on? This keeps happening when I don’t have a chance to actually swing by WAS and see what kind of equipment is on the lead. Curious...
  5. sitzplatz17

    WAS - BAL Penn Line Suspended 8/9/17

    Looks like it's a trespasser fatality. Affects both Amtrak and MARC service between the two cities. Post from MTA: https://mta.maryland.gov/content/penn-line-service-disruption-update-1
  6. sitzplatz17

    New Union Station (WAS) Screens

    Hey fellow AUers, Do any of you know what all the new screens around Washington Union Station will be used for? Currently it looks like they're just advertising Qualcomm, but that may be the vendor installing the systems. The picture attached below is from the great hall, but there are even...
  7. sitzplatz17

    Trespasser Struck, WAS-BAL Suspended 3/28/16

    All service is currently suspended between Washington and Baltimore. It looks like the train my fiancee was on was the one that hit the trespasser. A couple of links...
  8. sitzplatz17

    Person Strike Penn Line 1/19/16; Service Disruption WAS

    Hey everyone, currently all Penn line service is suspended between New Carrollton and Union station due to a trespasser being struck by MARC 443. Silver Service is being delayed. Just my update from Union Station.
  9. sitzplatz17

    Large Auto Train Party

    Hi AU Friends, I wanted to ask all of you for advice/suggestions on how to go about booking a somewhat larger party of people on the Auto Train. I've travelled the Auto Train quite a few times but just myself or with one other person. Essentially I live in the DC area and my girlfriend and I...
  10. sitzplatz17

    After Talgo Disaster in Spain, repercussions for Amtrak?

    After the really horrific accident in spain with a high-speed talgo set, could there be repercussions for Amtrak? First of all, as we know, Amtrak does run Talgo trains. Looking at how poorly the "Alivia" type Talgo coaches fared in the accident in regards to survivability, how would Cascade...
  11. sitzplatz17

    Most Beautiful East Coast Route

    Hello AU! My apologies if this has been posted before. My girlfriend has never been on Amtrak and I'm looking to wow her with a trip in a roomette. We both work full time here in DC and don't have massive amounts of time so the best we could do is a sort of three-day weekend. Take the train...
  12. sitzplatz17

    Wolverine Accident

    From the Amtrak facebook page: Anyone else have information on this? Sounds like a pretty hefty crash. Cheers, -Sitzplatz17 (P.S. not sure if quoting that much violates fair use or anything - if so I'll gladly remove/edit)
  13. sitzplatz17

    Classic Dome on a Surfliner

    Hey all, I came across this picture and am wondering whose dome that is. http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=382397&nseq=1 I thought the only dome car Amtrak still owned/operated was the Great Northern "Ocean View" dome. Normally I would assume it's just a private car, but since...
  14. sitzplatz17

    Amtrak Auto Train Expansion Article

    During my most productive day at work today *snickers*, I came across this article about one of my favorite routes: http://articles.chic...passenger-train The following quote of was particular interest to me: While I have heard this concept from Armchair Amtrak philosophers before, I hadn't...
  15. sitzplatz17

    NOL - LAX - San Jose (with stopover?)

    Hi everyone, While I am well vetted in the world of Skymiles and points redemption, I have much to learn about AGR. I was hoping to book a 20,000 point two-zone roomette from NOL - LAX with a day in LAX and a next morning departure on the Starlight to San Fran (San Jose). It's seems to me...
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