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I'm taking the 30 to WAS and switching to the 2172 to head up to PVD next Tuesday. I called in to ask about the CSX derailment and making my connection, and also got on the topic of luggage size restrictions and the semi-recent surcharges put in place for oversize or additional pieces of...

And L.A., too. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/oct/25/airport-body-scanner-artificial-intelligence http://www.zdnet.com/article/end-to-airport-security-lines-new-us-trials-set-for-ai-powered-body-scanners/ Does Amtrak want to lose business? Because this is how they lose...

http://techfrag.com/2016/10/24/galaxy-note-7-devices/ “Effective immediately, Samsung Galaxy Note 7 cell phones are not permitted on Amtrak property due to potential serious safety risks. This ban includes Amtrak trains, Thruway buses, facilities, stations, platforms, Amtrak vehicles, and as an...

http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/296351-senators-want-to-ensure-tsa-protects-trains-buses-and-ports Thoughts on this? Likelihood of it passing? I would hate to have to bid Amtrak farewell in light of privacy/civil-liberties concerns but I'm prepared to do so if necessary. I won't be...

So it's another day, another Amtrak trip, and another set of CW's frayed nerves over traveling with privacy intact. I was reading the thread about the new CUS Metro Lounge and saw crescent-zephyr's post about lots of search tables being set up and having baggage searched onboard the train(!)...

I'm planning a trip to Atlanta in early April and am wondering the best way to do it. I have about 50K AGR points so I should be able to get one way free, but I'm curious about routes. As I understand it, ATL is serviced by the Crescent, which runs from NY to NOLA. This means that, in theory...

So they just announced NecronomiCon Providence 2015 and it's from 08/20-08/23, so I'll be going CHI<-->PVD via the CL and NER/Acela. However, I can't book online past 07/21 right now. Has anyone had luck booking a trip more than 1 year (11 months?) out, or is it a hard-and-fast limit?

I'm planning on attending the HP Lovecraft literary festival in Providence in August and am greatly looking forward to taking Amtrak to get there. I'm riding the Capitol Limited from Chicago to DC, and then Northeast Regional from DC to Providence. Will be getting a roomette on the Capitol...