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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...

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...

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...

My wife and I are due to take the Empire Builder Seattle on Monday the 20th. Right now, things seems to be looking iffy, at best, if this trip will really happen. If there is a cancellation, will AGR contact me of Amtrak? If the trip is cancelled, I know I'll need to work with AGR for a...

I'm traveling to St. Louis at the end of September for a conference from St. Paul. When I plugged the city pairing into Arrow, this is how my reservation came up: Depart: 7:50 am, Tuesday, September 28, 2010 Arrive: 3:55 pm, Tuesday, September 28, 2010 305 Lincoln Service (CHI - STL)...

Sorry I'm so late in posting this report. Time has once again, gotten away from me... After taking Amtrak to Arizona twice to visit family - once with my wife and the other with my dad in 2008, we decided that the next time should be with our kids. We had originally planned on summer of 2009...

This was just added to the Whistle Stop pages. More of a link to another website. Either way, lots of old timetables to peruse through. Whoever put this together did a great job! http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServe...d=1246044464072 Dan

As some posters have already pointed out, some rough couple of days for Amtrak. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34769488/ns/travel-news/

After my trip and full day in Portland, the next morning came way too early. I was scheduled to take the 7:15 a.m. Acela Express to New York City which meant getting up early to finish packing and to catch a cab to South Station. When I arrived at South Station a Red Cap greeted me and I...

Part II - The Downeaster I was staying at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel which is right by the T’s Green Line. I boarded about 45 minutes before my scheduled departure from North Station. When I arrived at the stop, I was a bit confused about having to above, and then cross the street into North...

Sorry this trip report is so late. Between chasing SP 4449, seeing the Christmas Carol Train right after I got back, and attending the NRHS convention here in Duluth, time has slipped away from me in a big way. I hope to have all of them posted by the end of the week. St. Paul - Chicago -...

I getting ready to head out on Saturday to Boston. I'm planning on grabbing something to eat between the EB and the LSL. Will the food court be open on Saturday, given that it is the 4th? If not, any places nearby CUS that I could walk over to and grab a bite? Thanks!

During part of my trip in July, I won't be able to use checked baggage as I will be taking the Acela from Boston to NYP, then the Empire Service to Rochester. I'll be First Class on Acela and Business on the Empire Service. I'm have one 28" suitcase and one 21" suitcase that looks like a...

I logged into today to view my itinerary as the topic of the LSL schedule change is being discussed and I noticed this on my reservation: 2 Viewliner Roomettes Room 004 Car 4812 Room 002 Car 4810 My reservation is for only one roomette and I will traveling myself. The original reservation...

Next July when I am in Boston, I am planning on a side trip to Portland, ME for the day and will be taking the Downeaster. Right now, I'm planning on taking the first train out of Boston and the last train back out of Portland, so I'll have a good 7 hours or so there. One question I have is...

If this question has already been posted, point me to it and I'll happily read it. I am heading out to Boston this summer for a work-related conference (MSP - CHI - CHI - BOS). It will be paid for in combination of myself and my work and I will be in coach from MSP - CHI and a rommette from...

Another very sad story of somebody being where they should not be on an active railroad: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tr...0,6655806.story They do have some facts wrong in the story as they identified the train as a Surfliner from San Francisco. Dan

This may or not be of interest, but the SciFi series Ghost Hunters is currently showing an episode where they investigate the Buffalo Central Terminal. Whether or not you believe in ghosts (I take the show with a grain of salt myself), it's pretty cool seeing the inside of that station. I was...

This was in the today's Minneapolis Star Tribune. While I can understand the business decision behind it, it kind of defeats the while purpose of going on a dinner train, IMHO. http://www.startribune.com/local/east/2863...l?elr=KArksUUUU Dan

I was down in Red Wing for the weekend to watch Milwaukee Road 261 come through both days (part of the Minnesota's 150th year of statehood celebration). I watched the EB come through on Saturday and noticed the trans dorm sleeper to be marked as 'Coachclass' down by the vestibule door. I had...