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I am sure that many of you are well aware that Phoenix Az has not had direct passenger train service since June of 1996 and even before the Sunset Limited was rerouted out of Phoenix the service was inadequate just as it is today with Tri Weekly Service from Los Angeles to New Orleans with...

The Star left Camden South Carolina at one hour and 3 minutes late and it arrived at the next stop (Columbia South Carolina) at 3 hours and 29 minutes late). All that I was able to find out so far is that there were "Switch Problems". losing 2 and a half hours due to "switch problems" is alot...

As of late I have noticed that the Southwest Chief has been running with what appears to be 2 sleepers next to the diner. I was wondering if the first sleeper is a regular sleeper or whether it is Dorm/Sleeper? I also noticed that the west bound number...

The southbound Chicago to St Louis 303 is being held up south of Bloomington because of a Police standoff with a subject who is wanted for shooting a police officer earlier in the day in Rockford Illinois. The subject  is cornered by the Police  just northeast of Lincoln Il near the Interstate...

I remember that until relatively recently on Amtraks website, you were able to look up the percentage that a train was running late and it even broke that percentage down to what was responsible for the delay and that window would also name the railroads that that particular train was running...

For the last few nights I have been trying to get Amtrak on line however I am not able to get to their website. It is still true at this moment around noon time. The system usually tends to go down late at night however it was down yesterday (Wednesday 8/22/2018) earlier in the evening. It is...

The Silver Meteor is about to arrive in Miami about 3 hours late. Last night it arrive Washington DC 1 minute early. What happened in between?

Today's eastbound Capital Limited (Train 30) was delayed somewhere east of Connellsville Pennsylania due to a downed tree. The delay was about 2 hours as it left Pittsburgh 59 minutes late and left Connellsville 3 hours and 3 minutes late. Information confirmed by friends who are on that train.

I'm talking about the Larry Elder show and he Targeted Amtrak the last (3rd) hour of his show. He was actually reading from two articles. The first article was called "Amtrak No Way to Run a Railroad" and it was written by Richard Rahn in 2015 and it was published in the Washington Times on May...

I have noticed that the Boston section of the Lake Shore Limited 449 is currently running over 3 hours late. When I reviewed it's on time performance over the last month I have noticed that 3 hour delays and sometimes 2 hours delays were pretty common. Even more shocking is that for several...

Yes you heard right. Mike Loves Beach Boys ( one the two remnant bands of the Old Beach Boys) has a photo on their website taken a train station (presumably in California) with an Amtrak Superliner and a California Surfliner equipped train in the background. Here is a link to that page...

In order to get a credit for a miss issued ticket I am I better off talking to customer service on the phone or sending them direct mail or perhaps email. In other words what should I do to get a credit for what happened with the ticket? This is what happened, Around June 10/11 I had called...

On Saturday 7/18/17 I was coming in to Chicago on the eastbound 6 California Zephyr. At Naperville we met the westbound California Zephyr and to my pleasant surprise the last 2 cars on the train were an ex Sante Fe Big Dome lounge car and behind it was another passenger car in Illinois Central...

Fox news showed Joe BIden board an Amtrak Acela after the inauguration today. It also showed the train waiting at the station however no one else boarded with the exception of Joe BIdens entourage and wife of course. I suspect that it could be a "special train" however I am not sure. Would...

Several years ago I was told that sometime in the early morning hours is when cancelled for or unclaimed ticket reservations are expunged from the system so it you call Amtrak between around 5 and 6 am you have the best chance of getting a reservation or even a reasonably priced ticket that...

I am a long time train fan however I have never ridden the Lake Shore Limited out of Chicago on the current schedule and was wondering if dinner or any meal service in available out of Chicago on the current 9:30 pm departure out of Chicago and while I'm at it, is an early dinner served into...

I have some friends who are on today's 448 riding from Chicago to Boston. The train is now slightly over 3 hours late and they will be arriving Boston after midnight. I just saw that Lake Shore has had a dismal punctuality record as of recently. It was running about 5 hours late however I...

Wednesday morning August 14 in Chicago I was able to luck out with Amtrak's lowest price between Chicago and Springfield Illinois where I was able to get the $21.00 price in both directions which I couldn't get late last night. As the Illinois State Fair is in Springfield this week I had a good...

Is it still true that the best time for making a reservation is some time in the wee hours of the morning when the computers are being updated or is that a thing of the past?

The Lake Shore is running over 2 hours late into Chicago. I have some friends who boarded it in Schenectady last night and it was on time there. The train came into Chicago over 2 hours late yesterday August 12th as well. When I checked the last 2 weeks time keeping it seemed that on many...