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  1. Palmland

    Amtrak Maintenance and Infrastructure Projects

    Good to see Amtrak using federal funding to build new maintenance facilities. The latest project is Penn Coach Yard- 30th st. I had not seen this infrastructure list before. Also mentions upgrading facilities outside the NEC. I wonder if this includes new A-T facility in Sanford that was rumored.
  2. Palmland

    Metra service between Chicago and Rockford to begin in 2027

    It appears service to Rockford will actually happen. But will not be Amtrak. Not sure what this would do to Amtrak’s corridor plans in this area. Metro to operate Rocford service “Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and other officials announced Thursday that Chicago commuter operator Metra had been...
  3. Palmland

    Good AutoTrain Trip

    After visiting family in NJ and PA we returned home to Florida on AutoTrain. The fare was very reasonable and let us have our car to make stop offs in NC and MD on the way north to visit friends. We arrived Lorton around noon to find maybe 12-18 cars already in line waiting for the auto check...
  4. Palmland

    RTD Question

    We’ll be starting and ending a trip to Colorado at a hotel near the Denver airport. Supposedly it’s adjacent to the RTD airport stop. We’ll need to use RTD to pick up our rental car downtown ((cheaper than the airport) on arrival and then return it to the airport a couple weeks later. After...
  5. Palmland

    Santa Fe 2926

    Last week we visited the New Mexico Steam group in Albuquerque and toured the restoration of the magnificent Santa Fe 4-8-4 steam engine, 2926. It will be the largest active steam locomotive other than the Big Boy and it is massive (although so is WM 1309). After languishing in a city park...
  6. Palmland

    Great American Train Stations

    Amtrak has done a good job of recognizing their historic train stations in their Great American Train Stations program. I was in the Richmond area this weekend and had a chance to revisit one of my favorites, the Main Street station. Eventually this will serve all trains that pass through...
  7. Palmland

    Passenger Rail at a Shippers Conference

    Trains' Newswire today had an interesting recap of the Midwest Association of Rail Shippers meeting where there was some discussion about passenger rail. This is a few of the comments. LOMBARD, Ill. — The Midwest Association of Rail Shippers Winter Meeting is by no means focused on passenger...
  8. Palmland

    A Sunset alternative

    After reading the thread on the Sunset delays between El Paso and San Antonio (605 miles), one possible solution occurred to me: eliminate that portion of the Sunset! OK, got your attention. Let's assume Amtrak is successful in having a section split from the Crescent and go to Dallas. There...
  9. Palmland

    NS purchases the leased line in Kentucky

    Trains' Newswire reported this week that NS has agreed to purchase for $1.6 billion the line they lease from the city of Cincinnati. It extends from there to Chattanooga. Extensive work was done on it in the 60's to reduce curves and tunnels. I rode it shortly after that work was completed but...
  10. Palmland

    Sunset Limited 29 Years Ago

    As dysfunctional as Amtrak has become, we can be thankful that there have been no derailments in recent years of this magnitude. From the Daytona Beach News Journal, aka USA Today listing events on this date. “1993: Forty-seven people were killed when an Amtrak passenger train fell off a bridge...
  11. Palmland

    New CSX CEO

    Let's hope he understands the need to do what it takes to restore confidence to shippers that rail service can be reliable and cost effective. With the cost driven approach it certainly isn't now. From Trains' newswire: "JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation on Thursday named former Ford...
  12. Palmland

    Amtrak Marketing

    We have all lamented the lack of Amtrak marketing outside the NEC. And, honestly, it’s hard to see much merit on marketing a service for the LD network that is so inconsistent, and arguable deteriorating, that it might be a waste of money until service levels improve. Nevertheless, I was...
  13. Palmland

    Ethan Allen and Vermont Service

    Last week we were in Vermont and visited Burlington which gave me a chance to check out the Ethan Allen. For a small state, Vermont is doing a great job investing in passenger rail. The old Burlington Union Station had been developed a few years ago, primarily for offices. With the return of the...
  14. Palmland

    Virginia Scenic Railway

    Trains magazine news wire reported today that the Buckingham Branch RR is starting the Virginia Scenic Railway from Staunton, VA. While you can see the route this train will operate from your roomette on the Cardinal, this excursion does sound fun. I like the 4/2 seating in their diner and the...
  15. Palmland

    How not to run AutoTrain

    After visiting family and friends in the northeast, we decided to take AutoTrain home on Sunday May15. Big mistake. Sunday morning I looked at the inbound train to Lorton knowing that it would turn that afternoon for our train that was due to leave at 5pm. It was running about 8 hours late as a...
  16. Palmland

    AAPRCO Special, Deland FL

    On Friday the AAPRCO 7 car special came through Deland, FL. It was on its way to Miami for a weekend of touring on the U.S>.Sugar railway around south Florida where it was to be pulled by their steam engine. It stopped at the station where a gentleman boarded who I learned was the AAPRCO...
  17. Palmland

    Changes to Capitol Limited/Texas Eagle

    Another site describes a change that will alter the schedule for the two trains to make a run through of the consists in Chicago. A look at schedules seems to support this with an earlier Texas Eagle departure from Chicago with a longer dwell in St Louis to have minimal schedule change south of...
  18. Palmland

    Tennessee study for Amtrak

    Yes, another study. Trains newswire reported this. “NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Two Nashville lawmakers have introduced a bill in the state legislature asking for a study of possible Amtrak service connecting Chattanooga, Knoxville, Nashville, and Memphis.” Only the Nashville- Chattanooga portion is...
  19. Palmland

    AutoTrain sale question

    I just booked a bedroom on A-T during their sale that lasts thru March 2, I believe. Great deal as the car price seems lower than in the past too- $207 for total of $597. My question - we’re in car 5341, room M. That must be in the all bedroom car but room M doesn’t make sense if it starts...
  20. Palmland

    Pennsylvanian trip

    Earlier this week my wife and I took a short trip on the Pennsylvanian, NYP-HAR. I posted on another thread our generally positive experience at Moynihan. The trip was uneventful- the best kind! Our Amfleet I business class car had a recent makeover and was extremely clean. Since the train...
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