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On my way trip to chicago i had the change to sample both dinner and lunch in the dining car. Lunch = Burger that definately felt and tasted zaped in a microwave. No fries, not even an option as a side order, which i really think amtrak needs to add. Overall a 40 dollar meal that tasted like it...

Well, when i got to union station i took some pictures of the grand waiting room and all, but all and all, i noticed the station is by far to crowded and needs alot of work done and new space. They have alot of space but they keep people in this small crapped waiting room while waiting to board...

http://www2.jsonline.com/multimedia/graphi...mtrak081506.jpg They have the new logo on there and everything. It will be done in a few years.

Well, we came on in Friday 5 hours late but we had nothing really planned so it wasn’t a big deal. I got to do a lot of shopping and sightseeing on Saturday and went down to Millennium Park. Good concert. We left today ten mins. late out of Union Station but ‘6’ was only an HOUR!!! late today...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060811/ap_on_..._terror_plot_67 i would like to declare that from now on, im taking the train lol.

Ok, well, im taking the California Zephyr to Chicago this friday in the morning and coming back sunday afternoon for a quick weekend trip to chicago. I have looked at the CZ ontime status over the past few weeks and basically im hoping to leave lincoln by 7:30 and get to chicago by 6. However...

Downeaster chugs forward with 31 percent gain in ridership By David Sharp, Associated Press Writer | July 23, 2006 PORTLAND, Maine --Amtrak's Downeaster finished its fiscal year with the biggest jump in ridership since the start of the Portland-to-Boston service, and that was before numbers...

Ok here is a photo of a refurbished turboliner in 2003. Could someone get me the story behind this train. http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php...otive=RTL%20III did amtrak bring the train out of the mothballs only to shut it down again??

Why is amtrak still useing the pepsi can arrow logo on their stations?? (or the inverted arrow). I would have made the switch to the new "rolling hills" logo on the stations and signs a long time ago. I think i would help bring in more passengers; amtrak needs more advertiseing, a new logo on...

this has left me scratching my head lol.

My senator, Ben Nelson (D-Nebraska), sits on the surface transportation and merchant marine subcommittee, this committee as you know oversees Amtrak. I need help researching the true state of amtrak to send him a letter urgeing him to write legislation that would build a passenger rail network...

ok thinking about an empire builder trip to glacier this summer ... need some info on which route is more better ... st. paul to east glacier or seattle to east glacier ...

perhaps in cities like chicago that might have signifact numbers of NEC passengers comeing on to the empire builder, CZ, and such, they are holding the trains back so they can board them andnot have to pay the hotel cost of putting them up for the night??

By: DAVE DOWNEY - Staff Writer Thanks to a strong economy and soaring gasoline prices, the number of Californians choosing to board Amtrak trains rather than drive from one region of the state to another reached a record 4.6 million last year, said officials for the national passenger railroad...

there has got to be something we can do other than just sit around and argue about amtrak's future. there has to be some way we can prevent this shut down of amtrak. 55% of americans want more funding for amtrak, this is just crazy

what happened to the 60 billion dollar amtrak bill from 03?

to secure more funding for amtrak, we are goign to ahve to convince congress they are not wasteing there money on an unprofitable idea. its our job to figure out a way to make them profitable. Congress might be then more willing to folk over the moeny to buy new equipment and money for new...

ok i have talked to one of my friends and he told me that all food service on the LD trains is going to be cut on June or July 1st if it isnt profitable by then? is this true, im thinking about taking an empire builder trip this summer ... well i want food onboard :o :( I dont know, have any...

Here's mine, tell me what you think. 70 Billion to build a new 40,000 miles 70 to 125 mph quality track network. (roughly 1.5 million per mile of track, on average) this would also cover about 10 billion for bridges, new signals and maintence facilities. Obviously there would certian instances...