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I have an upcoming trip from SAC to SAS next year, and I have a few questions regarding it: I know for sure that I have to take Sunset out of LAUS, but I have yet to decide how I will take the first leg. Should I take the inland route and avoid spending the night in DTLA, or should I just take...

This summer, from June 14, to TBD, I am out of the country, in South Korea. Although I live in one place, that did not prevent me from getting out. Some posts will be with pictures, some without. The former will be from my iPhone, which is on AT&T and can only be used on Wifi (all the pics will...

I currently live in Sacramento CA area and I am thinking about visiting my relatives in Florida in the near future (exact timing TBD). They live in Tampa/St. Pete area and I have researched some flight options to get there, but apart from a SFO to MCO on select days in August, there are no good...

It has come to my attention that Northern California is being battered with gusty hurricane force winds, blizzards and snow in the mountains, and downpours of rains. Several highways, including the I-5 near Grapevine, are either currently closed, or were closed for some time. Transit services...

I have a flight coming up in a week from today out of SFO, and I live in the North area of Sacramento, about 30 minutes from downtown, where the Sacramento Valley Rail Station is located (I know the bus schedule into downtown already, so I can leave accordingly), and the flight leaves for PHX at...

Yesterday at about 9:38 pm local time, two Sacramento RT light rail consists - an inspection train (1 car consist, former Santa Clara VTA, by Canadian UTDC) and a revenue train (2 car consist, either by Siemens Düwag or CAF) collided with each other, when the revenue train rear-ended the...

According to Amtrak CS Facebook group, trains 11 and 14 that departed their respective terminals on the 24th were returned. 11 (24) is stuck in the Cascades since yesterday evening, and is now delayed by almost 24 hours. Amtrak is working out a way to free the stuck passengers. Downed trees were...

As of this afternoon, the partial government shutdown beat the former record of 21 days set back in 1995, as the congress disbanded for the weekend, and entered into uncharted territory where social breakdowns are anticipated. The end is yet to be seen and there is a real possibility that this...

So now that the Northern Spirits have returned to Churchill this week, it is that time again for speculation of travel through Canada. Since I only get 30 days of vacation at a maximum (unless I have rollover days), I may have to split the American rail journey to the US rail journey and the...

On Sunday, September 16, 2018, a wildfire just east of Provo Utah, right by the trackage caused a westbound Zephyr to backtrack for three hours to Grand Junction. The disruption is expected to last at least three (3) days, or longer, depending on how long it takes for the wildfire to be...

According to a post made by CHP Redding that was shared to the Amtrak Coast Starlight Facebook group, they are requesting help in looking for the suspects responsible for leaving a car (based on the post, looks like it is rather a pickup truck) on the tracks in Cottonwood, and yesterday morning...

Times are tough in Korea's airline industry. Korean Air is having tax evasion scandal by the executives of the airline's parent company, while Asiana is having issues of its own concerning inflight meal services. The problem started when the airline ended the contract with LSG Sky Chefs (owned...

I will be traveling on the eastbound Chief from Los Angeles to Flagstaff. To save costs, will be traveling coach class. I am aware that Train 4 offers dinner out of LAX upon departure, but is it necessary to upgrade to Sleeper class to call dibs on a seat on the diner? If I cannot get the diner...

It looks like that Hurricane Alberto (aka Big Al) is on a B-line for the gulf coast. Expect service advisories for the Southeast. Possible affected routes may be: Crescent, Atlantic Coast Service (Silver Service, Palmetto, Auto Train, Carolinian, Piedmont). If you want to read more about this...

Due to trackwork, the Coast Starlight will have modified service on May 28-29 and June 4-5. Here's how it will work. Between Seattle and Eugene: Normal service, barring circumstances that may inhibit normal service. Between Eugene and Klamath Falls: Bus replacement, on Oregon State Highway 58...

I have noticed two EB's goobered up, one eastbound (somewhere in ND), and one westbound (just east of ID), both running about 9 hours late. What caused the hold-up? Was it a freight issue (congestion or derailment), police activity (due to vehicular strike or fatality), weather (storm or...

I just reserved a coach ticket with a value fare, and as usual, I provide my RPA number. Frank-ly speaking, the discount code does not read good to the agent, although I give them the correct number. Can anyone offer any tips, as the agent is keep insisting that the membership number is too...

I have a tight connection scheduled between trains 3 and 14 (and a hotel booking at SAC near Arden area), and was looking at San Joaquin schedules as a potential alternative to the CS. I have noticed the schedule changes. Does anyone have any information on the San Joaquin schedules?

Last week, I embarked on a 2500 mile journey from Klamath Falls to Chicago, via Sacramento. I was originaly going to go via Los Angeles, but the fires burning in Southern California (especially the Thomas Fire, which is less than half contained and has charred an area larger than New York) has...

According to Cal Fire and Caltrans, the Bridge Fire, which started shortly before noon, has closed I-5 in either directions. Source: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5655/ By looking at the map, the incident site appears to be only a few miles east of the Union Pacific mainline. Also, there...