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I've been looking at the map and online but can't figure this one out. Is there a way to connect from the Boston bound LSL to the Vermonter? I'd like to hop the train from Albany to NHV without going through NYP? I've done my share of train travel but can't figure out this connection, if it...

The article is a little long so I'll just post the link. I'll let others more knowledgable than I parse the details. http://www.govexec.com/state-local/2014/10/chat-amtraks-ceo-state-us-passenger-rail/96674/?oref=sl-homepage-module Hopefully that works.

'A 20-inch snake slithered into a Swiss passenger train causing complete chaos; 450 passengers were evacuated because of this guy before police finally captured it,' 'GMA' reported. Daily Mail reports the snake was spotted on an early-morning train. It was set to travel from Bern to Basel on...

Quick news piece I stumbled across. Hopefully they would keep some Hudson lines into GCT. Having the option of either station depending on which train can be a benefit. Of course linking MTA with Amtrak in NYP is a bigger bonus if it ever happens. Article also talks about building a new lower...

I know this has been posted before, but still a little confused. Just looking for what people think a good bang for the buck is on point runs. Here in NY using Empire Service and/or ML/ADK trains the best I can come up with is roughly 7-8 pts. / dollar spent. Not counting the current double...

Any tips, tricks, things to look out for, etc. on the Silver Service? I've done a few LD trips before but always in the Roomette. Taking coach this time around. All my prior coach trips have either been commuting or day trips. Thanks for the input. P.S. If anyone happens to be on the southbound...

We are roughly half way through our Amtrak vacation and all are enjoying it immensely. Although walking from thr PDX sleeper to the diner (after SPK of course) got to be quite a hike on 8. Anyway, we've encountered 2 different type of Superliner sleepers and I was curious. One style had...

Just arrived at ALB waiting for 49 to CHI. Bustitutions are going on for 449 to & from BOS. Anyone know what the problem is? Doesn't effect me, just curious.

Has anyone used an air mattress as a sleeping pad for a roomette lower bunk? The wife is concerned about getting good rest enroute. According to published dimensions it should fit and is sort of self inflating so that shouldn't be a problem. Likewise, I think that daytime storage won't be a...

I realized that I had broken the unspoken rule of forumdom and not introduced myself. Time to correct that error: 42 y/o M, married w/ 2 kids; living in the Catskills. Other than a few excursion trains as a kid like Strasburg,PA and the mighty VIA Polar Bear Express (it runs to Moosenee, ONT...

This will be my first trip on the CS and I am looking forward to spending time in the PPC. Assuming the train is on time we board at approx 10PM and de-train around 330PM. What activities will be going on in the PPC? I'm assuming no movie but W&C tasting correct? Anything else I should be...