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Hopefully they are traveling the day before, with the Crescent's recent OTP they likely won't be on time day of. Of course, even the day before there might be a plastic bag blowing across the tracks and Amtrak might cancel...

Any wagers on how long it is before the homeowner sues the railroad for its trains causing vibrations which weakened the hillside and adversely impacted his property rights?... :rolleyes:

Day 11 of Crescent South Held Hostage....

Will the Crescent south of ATL ever run again? Note to self, never schedule travel on this stretch when its summer and might be hot. Or, when its winter and might be cold. Or, when it's spring and might be closed for maintenance blitz....

The whole reason for the axel count cars to Carbondale is because their grade crossing signals won't trigger. Talk about treating the symptom and not the disease...

It is indeed. However, perchance they should be reminded that they like to do their business in the US, and we have balls and bats too. I mean, it'd be a real shame if some track inspection discovered a need for better signal infrastructure on the route of the CONO for them to have the...

Hill Country is a little more scenic, and meteorologically speaking that time of the year it's a little bit more climatologically favored for fewer clouds. Doesn't hurt that it's also a little closer for me than DFW. ;) Honestly though DFW would be a better choice IMO if you're flying in...

My plan is to drive from Houston as far as near San Antonio (east side) the night before, and get an early start to get into position in the hill country the next morning. Have a couple of pretty obscure destinations picked out already. The time of day (early afternoon) helps a lot.

I would still go up to 84 and over if I were them, rather than having to chew through the city. If you're from the area, 209 ain't that bad. ;)

I would imagine most people going Scranton to CT or Boston are on 84 than they are trying to grind the horror show above. ;)

America - the world's most advanced Third World country.

You're making the potentially very large mistake of assuming the train is on time... which in the real world is often not the case.

More of a Foofaraw, TBH...

NHC has Hurricane Warnings up, no way they don't call it a Hurricane whether it is or isn't. They want people off the beaches. That being said... this is no Ian. Unless you're drunk and wading into the surf to challenge Poseidon over dominion of the seas, you should be fine. ;)

Yup, but most people don't bother to. And actually, the fact that you CAN just adds to the confusion. If you see ALL position-related titles, you might think that looks kinda suspiscious, but seeing some NON-position-related titles mixed in just reinforces that perhaps the others really are...

MSM isn't the first person to be confused thinking the "Titles" along the left under everyone's screen name reflect actual employment positions. Might be time to think about changing those.

And most importantly, the amount of money flowing to politically connected "contractors" (companies, not employees) has been increasing.

Also, you'll have to be careful to read the fine print, as most of these BOGO type sales specifically prohibit any upgrades. It'll probably be cheaper for you at this point, with higher fares for the room, to just book your wife's rail fare and add her to your reservation as an "Open Sleeper".

In my office, the few anti-vaxxers are among the most militant around wanting masks and enforcement. They want everyone else to wear masks to protect them from the virus that isn't serious enough for them to get a vaccine for. 🤷

Note OP in post 2 said "non-injury", which is usually indicative of a disabled vehicle.