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Amtrak crews have stayed at the Inn of Chicago which is about a $10-12 cab ride from CUS. I'm not sure if they still stay there or not. I've stayed there several times and found it to be fine. Rates will vary, but I stayed there a couple of weeks ago for about $100 when I took the Empire...

Nice shots, Whooz! I hear you on the Cheapo route with stuff. The Lensmate has been my only spurge. Everything else has been ebay bought - especially batteries. Canon is highway robbery for extra batteries. One thing that ticked me off was when I upgraded my the sx30, part of my sick and...

Whooz I feel your pain on keeping pictures level. I've dealt with the same thing. Canon does have a nice grid that comes up both in the EVF and the back screen which have made a huge difference for me in leveling out shots. As CHamilton pointed out, CHDK also has several grids that you can...

Thanks, Whooz! I don't tap into the CHDK very much unless I want a RAW shot or I am doing an extended exposure for star trails. The nice thing about it is that it acts more as a overlay to the current firmware instead of a replacement. Also, you can slide your SD card to 'unlock' and it won't...

I just came across this topic today. I'm in the same boat with Whooz and currently own a Canon SX40. So far, I have been very happy with it. In the past, I had the Canon S5 and upgraded to the SX30 in early 2010, but became frustrated with it as it seemed to be loaded with too many megapixels...

I bought the book yesterday for the Kindle app on my tablet. I've read two chapters so far and love it! Thanks for releasing this revised version, Henry! Dan

When my dad and I took a trip on the Southwest Chief about four years ago, we had a SSL attendant who not only read the menu, but detailed descriptions of all the items! We could tell the LSA in the dining car was getting frustrated as he needed to get seating announcements made. When we went...

This past weekend, the Friends of 261 held two fall color excursions as fundraisers for the overhaul of Milwaukee Road 261. Guest power was Amtrak #156 which led a nicely matched consist of Milwaukee Road passenger cars-including a Skytop Observation car and dome car. On Saturday, they...

Most stations I have felt pretty safe - including ABQ, but I was there during the day when we were there for a service stop on the SWC. I was probably the most uncomfortable at the St. Louis station as I had arrived about 1:00 a.m. The cabs had seemed to have disappeared and there some real...

I've been dealing with the same question concerning the CONO which I will be leaving on in a another week. In my case, I have decided to stay overnight in Chicago and head down the next evening. While the EB has improved and not quite as tardy, I still want the peace of mind that I will have a...

As I have alluded to in a smattering of posts, my wife and I took Amtrak from Red Wing, MN to Seattle, WA on the Empire Builder departing on June 20th, 2011. As many of you know, that was the last Amtrak train to head to Seattle for almost a month. What unfolded for us turned out to be an...

We Stan as well on our trip. He's a character, but a good guy. An yes, he has no bones about telling you he can't wait to retire! :cool: Dan

Don't feel compelled to post a trip report immediately. I'm still working on mine (which will be posted as a blog) from our trip we took starting June 20th. Give yourself some time to decompress, deal with that pesky thing called 'life' and post when you're ready. That's one of the downsides...

When my wife and I came back from the Pacific Northwest, we were rerouted on the Coast Starlight to the CZ and then the Baby Builder back Red Wing as the flooding had shut down the EB after June 20 (we were on the last westbound train). While both the CS and CZ were wonderful trains, we were...

A couple of possibilities that somewhat nearby include the Country Inn in Roseville on Snelling Avenue and the Radisson which is off I35W. However, both are about a 10-15 minute cab ride away. The Country Inn does include a nice breakfast with your room cost and both the have an on-site...

Greetings I'm curious as to how others may handle this situation. I am taking the Empire Builder from St. Paul to Chicago on 9/26 and connecting with the City of New Orleans to New Orleans that evening. Given the current OTP situation with the EB, I don't have much confidence right now that I...

When I passed through on #6 on 6/29, I saw one coach in the Sparks, NV UP yard and two others alongside the track near the highway crossing. Very eerie scene. Dan

Sorry I'm a bit late in joining this thread. We had William on 6/27 when we rode the CS from PDX to SAC (hoping to post my report in the next week or two). I know when he announced the wine and cheese tasting he asked folks who were not planning participating to make room for others as he was...

While this year has been very bad on the Empire Builder, historically, it has been one of the better on-time performers. Several times when I've taken it from MSP to CHI in the past several years I found myself at CSU 20-30 minutes early. When this episode was made about 2 years ago, his...

There was some testing done with, I believe, the F69PH? Amtrak tested two units, but ended up returning them. I believe the reason was they were AC traction and Amtrak wanted to stick with DC. Not sure where that fits in the timeline of going with the P40's. Dan