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Planning a trip in July on the Maple Leaf from ALB to TWO.  I have a US passport card but not a passport book.  Is this good for both directions on the ML or do I need to get the book?  Thanks!

This is very much "pie in the sky" thinking, but could an NEC train go from Boston to Washington, only stopping at NYP? Yes, this would be given the right amount of equipment, perhaps a dedicated track, and enough ridership. But I'm wondering if it would be feasible and beneficial for one...

The May 2017 performance report has been released: https://www.amtrak.com/ccurl/467/804/Amtrak-Monthly-Performance-Report-May-2017.pdf System-wide ridership was up about 1.7% year over year, with real solid gains on the NEC (somewhat offset by a pretty big loss by the Palmetto) and Keystone...

According to posts on trainorders, both 19(4) and 20(4) have hit objects on the rails, a car and a tree respectively. 20 is said to have needed to swap the two engines, no idea what has been done or will be done with 19, but both are stopped on either side of Clemson, SC - 20 to the west near...

I've seen on the Amtrak Status Maps many times where a train that's maybe an hour or two late could be designated with a "Service Disruption" tag, and some times where a train is several hours late but doesn't receive the distinction of being a service disruption. So what effect does declaring...

Looking at the Amtrak Status Maps, it appears 7(2) had major delays in Washington between Spokane and Leavenworth. Anyone know what may have happened? I know it was stopped at Wenatchee for a couple hours or so, but it lost nearly 7 1/2 hours between Spokane and Ephrata too.

October: https://www.amtrak.com/ccurl/439/580/Amtrak-Monthly-Performance-Report-October-2016.pdf November: https://www.amtrak.com/ccurl/1023/896/Amtrak-Monthly-Performance-Report-November-2016.pdf Interestingly, the monthly reports for the long distance routes now break down sleeper passengers...

Link: http://www.amtrakdowneaster.com/domecar It is not very likely there will be any foliage by September 18th (that usually occurs later in September or early October).

As I type this, both 66(8) and 95(8) are stuck between RVR and RVM and both are showing as Service Disruptions. According to Track a Train, 95 is just South of the CSX yard on the northern end of Richmond, and I believe 66 is sitting at RVM and not moving when it should have left RVM 2+ hours...

The December 2015 Performance Report is now available - https://www.amtrak.com/ccurl/747/108/Amtrak-Monthly-Performance-Report-December-2015.pdf First of all, someone needs to work on their cut-and-paste skills, as page A-3.4 has FY15 and FY14 in the ridership and revenue charts, likewise on...

Courtesy of Boston Globe: http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/12/10/red-line-train-leaves-station-without-operator/L5NzTcDEX8dMQCQLvC7UBN/story.html This could be REALLY interesting to see what the investigation finds out, as right now they seem to be fairly confident that someone who knew...

I've been waiting for Amtrak to publish the September 2015 Performance Report and it is still not appearing on Amtrak's site. I know it is the year-end report also, so maybe because of that it's a little bit delayed. But for comparison, last year's September report came out on November 12th...

I'm on my phone so I don't have a link, but the local news is saying the Downeaster hit a car on the tracks in Old Orchard Beach, ME overnight. *sigh*

I know the LSL has had timeliness issues off and on, but lately it seems to be even worse. According to Amtrak Status Maps: 48(27) left CHI on time (supposedly), but got into NYP 1h20m late, with a maximum "lateness" of 2h07m. 48(28) left CHI 1h37m late, got into NYP 5h27m late, with a...

On tonight's NBC Nightly News, they talked about the eastern US snowstorm and how lots of people were "forced" to Amtrak because of cancelled flights and the like. In the story, they showed pictures of bright, shiny, sparkly airplanes, but then when it came to talking about Amtrak, all they...

I've seen here on AU and other places people describing what the inside of the Empire Connector tunnel (used by LSL and Empire Service) into the west side of NYP looks like - just found this Youtube cabride video that takes you all the way from Spuyten Duyvil down through the connector and into...

Hi everyone, my name's Adam and I'm a train addict, so I've come here for help! Actually, I found this forum via Flyertalk (I saw AlanB mention it on FT one day I believe), and I'm REALLY hoping to put some of the stuff on here to good use! I also happen to be the New England Ambassador for...