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  1. Bronzeman

    NB Maple Leaf Delay

    Anyone know what happened to todays (8/8/23) NB Maple Leaf (#63)? It took 3’26” to go the 14 miles from NYP to Yonkers.
  2. Bronzeman

    Prestige Class carry-on space

    In October we will be traveling Toronto-Vancouver on the Canadian in Prestige Class. We plan to bring two airline sized carry-on bags. Our understanding is that (other than a small hanging closet) there is no dedicated luggage space in a Prestige cabin. From online posts it appears that...
  3. Bronzeman

    Wheelchair on the Silver Star

    Our adult son will be taking the Silver Star from Raleigh to visit his cousin his cousin in Tampa. Unfortunately he has CP in his legs. He can get by (albeit slowly) with a walker for distances under a hundred feet or so; anything longer requires a wheelchair. He will be in a Roomette both...
  4. Bronzeman

    Parking Cary NC

    We’ll be taking 91/92 roundtrip to Orlando from Cary at the end of April. We’ll be gone from Saturday to the following Friday. The Amtrak website says that CYN has free long term parking available. Is that correct? Is it reasonable to expect to find a space? Is it safe?
  5. Bronzeman

    Unusual Wolverine Consist

    We rode yesterday’s (7/17) Wolverine (#354) CHI-ARB. When we detained in Ann Arbor we noticed that the rear of the train had at least the following additional equipment: Charger Locomotive, two Viewliner diners, sleeper, baggage car and a P42 locomotive on the rear (which appeared to be...
  6. Bronzeman

    Parking Fayetteville

    I’m going to be taking the SM south from Fayetteville next month, returning five days later. I’ve heard that the station parking was given over to a minor league ballpark and that there were designated replacement spaces near the N.C. Veterans Memorial Park. Does anyone have any experience with...
  7. Bronzeman

    9/2 Train No, 20 hits pedestrian

    At about 7p EDT yesterday the northbound Crescent, which had been running about 30 behind schedule, struck and killed a pedestrian about an hour west of Atlanta. The accident occurred in a rural stretch of track on a relatively high earthen embankment. The train was delayed about two hours while...
  8. Bronzeman

    Switching Locations?

    I was recently looking at a 1971 timetable and was struck by the number of locations where passenger cars were added or cut out to provide effective through service. While I am sure that there are others that I am missing, I can think of only three locations where such activity occurs today...
  9. Bronzeman

    Parking at Wilmington NC (WMN)

    Has anyone ever attempted to park long term at WMN. The Amtrak bus apparently leaves from the WAVE Transit Forden Sation on Cando St. The website says all the spaces are short term but given the schedules you couldnt ride anywhere on Amtrak and be gone less than a day.
  10. Bronzeman

    Dinner available on #19 into NOL?

    Well be taking the Crescent to NOL arriving on 8/29. In checking ASMAD I see that over the last month the median arrival time is 3 hours late (that is, arriving about 10:30 pm). Assuming our train is late (and during that period no arrival has been less than 90 minutes late) will we be able to...
  11. Bronzeman

    91/92 Sleeper Locations

    I know it can vary but have the sleepers on the Silver Star been at the head or rear of the consist recently? My son, who is handicapped, will be traveling RGH to TRE and back and we want be waiting at the correct end of the platform. Thanks
  12. Bronzeman

    Why is 92 (9/16/15) so late?

    Anyone know why no.92 lost so much time in Florida yesterday? It is presently 8+ hours late. My son, who is disabled, will be taking it Monday (Raleigh-Trenton) and we're hoping that, whatever the cause, there won't be any hangover then to inconvenience the relatives who will be picking him up.
  13. Bronzeman

    Rental Cars at Cincinnati?

    Has anyone had any success setting up a rental car pickup at Cincinnati when arriving on #51 at 1:13a (if it's on time)? In the general aviation world, even though few GA airports have rental locations on site, many companies (Enterprise virtually everywhere and Avis/Hertz in many places) will...
  14. Bronzeman

    Autotrain Pricing Question

    Does the Autotrain pricing open in the highest bucket initially and then drop only to rise again as the train fills up? If so, when does it usually begin to drop out of the initial high bucket? I was looking to buy a return SFA-LOR for my father next April. On Amsnag the entire month up until...
  15. Bronzeman

    Wifi on the Silvers?

    I am pretty sure the answer is no, but is there any wifi on the silvers these days. My wife will be on 97 TRE-FAY on 6/6.
  16. Bronzeman

    Checked Baggage Timetable Symbols

    Our family just returned from a pleasant trip from CHI to GPK on the EB. On our arrival at GPK, however, we were surprised to see checked baggage being handled by the station crew. Had we known we would have checked a few bags rather than stuff everything in our sleepers. The fact is that we...
  17. Bronzeman

    Coast Starlight Train Numbers?

    Does anyone know why, unlike other LD trains, the train numbers for the CS aren't consecutive? Following the normal protocol you would expect either 11/12 or 14/15 instead of 11/14. Is there some historical pre-Amtrak reason?
  18. Bronzeman

    CHI hotel suggestions

    We will be driving to Chicago and taking the EB to GPK next month. We prepaid our parking at the Union Sation garage to obtain a favorable long term rate. My daughter would now like to go to Chicago a day or so early and do some sightseeing. Does anyone have any suggestions for reasoably...
  19. Bronzeman

    Accessing AGR from iPad

    I usually access my AGR account from my iPad. Beginning today I can no longer do so. The AGR web page won't load, the link from the main Amtrak website won't either, nor will the link through the Amtrak iPad App. I can still reach AGR via PC or Mac, just not with the iPad. Has anyone else had...
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