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  1. Steel City Don

    Not a new member

    As I was just going through my profile here I see I have been a member now 10 years and cannot believe that! To the older members I apologize for not being here lately, just busy with life and work, and haven't taken an Amtrak in probably 10 years, LOL!! I just now discovered the app for this...
  2. Steel City Don

    Interesting info re hotel where Amtrak crew stays in Pittsburgh

    So on a previous thread it was mentioned about different hotels in my home City of Pittsburgh. So this brings up this interesting story I heard the other day. I work at a convenience store in downtown Pittsburgh and I wait on many Amtrak employees. One of the employees told me that they are...
  3. Steel City Don

    Cutting Amtrak in PA????

    Looks like I may never get to go to Lancaster one day now. http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-city/pittsburgh-to-harrisburg-amtrak-route-may-end-673327/ Never took the Pennsylvanian yet, but still would be sad to lose it.
  4. Steel City Don

    Iowa service?

    Saw this online tonight, I say go for it! http://www.kcci.com/...nz/-/index.html
  5. Steel City Don

    Everybody ok???

    Just heard on my local news that the EB CL 30 hit a car in Alliance, Ohio this morning around 3 A.M. They was stopped for a while and when arrived in Pittsburgh everybody was transferred to a Greyhound to DC. I hope nobody from here was on it! As for the comment this lady made, I believe her...
  6. Steel City Don

    Capital Limited Trip

    My girlfriend, son and I traveled from Bloomington to Chicago then the Chicago to PGH trip on the Limited. That was on 03/17/2010. I enjoyed the trip. Only 1 problem was we had a stoppage on the Limited for 2 hours just west of Toledo. A car decided to "beat the train" and lost. A freight train...
  7. Steel City Don

    Amtrak to Peoria?

    I lived just outside Peoria, Illinois last year for a year. They was suppose to meet to discuss an Amtrak extension in Peoria. If I still lived there I would be 100% for this. Especially a Chicago to Bloomington to Peoria route. Perhaps a route to connect...
  8. Steel City Don

    Pittsburgh subway

    We a subway/light rail here, it only goes underground in downtown. Its ok, it is ran by our broke public transit. I have seen Chicago's and recently CTA got a scanner link to listen to the subway and buses online.
  9. Steel City Don

    Greyhound.....

    Due to some jacked up circumstances, I had to take a Greyhound from Chicago to Pittsburgh in October. I actually liked it. Its no Amtrak, but it wasn't so bad! Anybody else ever ride a Greyhound? How was your experience?
  10. Steel City Don

    Hello all!

    Hello all! My name is Don. I'm an EMT and volunteer Firefighter. I'm 35 and from Pittsburgh, Pa. Always loved trains as a kid and in 2009 I rode one with my girlfriend and son for the first time, We have taken the Amtrak 3 times now for a round trip Pittsburgh to Chicago to Bloomington/Normal...
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