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I remember seeing a photo of the wheelchair lift on those cars and it was really rather cool. I'll try and find it again but on a short google search I didn't see it. Well in a way you are right and wrong. Yes it is a vertically integrated railway company. But the only passenger trains RZD...

I'll accept the challenge then to see if it is doable. I've been meaning to go there. A few weeks ago I did Holiday World in 90 minutes. Of course I'm not going to do it in conjunction with a train as I want to enjoy the park. But I want to see if I can do everything rapidly.

Historically there were quite a few commuter runs out of Pittsburgh. And I would find it hard to believe that they are completely opposed to it. Pittsburgh itself is very much a blue area, and that really runs back historically when you consider the various Union mills in that region...

To the best of my knowledge no. That's not saying something didn't exist at one point in time or another but to what I know there is nothing. I personally love what you are talking about which is basically the equivalent of the RZD Kupe. Well even the old cars have some sort of a crash...

I actually don't know who runs them at this point I've never used them. I've never had a need to do that. Usually when I fly out of JFK now I fly into LGA and have to make that mad dash between both airports. Which makes it quite fun at times. I would assume it's some form of a contractor at...

I remember Thirdrail telling me about why that is and it had something to do with the arrival/departure flow. One or two times I've arrived on the upper level deck on No. 30 but that is incredibly rare. Correct me if I'm wrong but don't some of the new MARC Cars have the same style doors that...

I need to get up and hit this before they do this. It's long been on my list of trains to ride. The reason they aren't extending the light rail all the way to downtown probably is cost, and traffic disruptions. And it wouldn't surprise me if there was a sizable NIMBY population on it's projected...

This is a much bigger deal than many people realize. It is amazing what they are doing and Steve Sandberg is the right man for the job in this case. And I look forward to seeing what they do with this.

I look forward to reading that excellent trip report. Probably my favorite trip report writer here, and that includes my own. I look up to you.

One thing I would like to ask everyone to do here is support your local museum. We all complain about the decay of the place but so few people open their wallets to help preserve these relics. And railcars are expensive believe me I know I own one. But we owe it to our future generations to see...

Where have we heard that idea before? Oh yes that was me who came up with it and did a very long treatise about it that broke into the details. Of course now I have access to the manifests for those flights to see who is connecting to go where. And there are some very short city pairs out of...

Technically the physical product is the Pullman plan book. If you look at the diagram for my Budd built Pacific series car the roomettes are the same exact dimensions as the current Amtrak ones. And despite being a Budd car it had to be built to Pullman standards to be operated by Pullman. And I...

Something I'm very qualified to talk about the old Platzkarty cars, well now new cars. Honestly they are the long distance coaches of Russia but we also have day coaches as well that are more like what you think. Those are listed in the reservation as seating cars and you find them on quite a...

Well I can tell you I hate made up rules in little fiefdoms. But it could have been handled better on both parts, as someone who has worked on trains, and now planes if someone talks to me like that I'm not going to be hostile because I'm professional but I'm not going to be as friendly and...

I actually just helped a friend apply for the LSA opening in Chicago. She and her family fled the war in Ukraine and she's looking for jobs and she is a perfect fit for the job. A background in managing a large resort in Kherson, owning a chain of coffee shops, and a masters degree in...

Actual flight attendant speaking here working off my contract. Duty time starts 15 minutes prior to boarding which given larger airports, and the fact KCM randoms almost 2 out of 3 people these days you could argue should be 30 minutes to 45 minutes prior depending on how long it takes to get to...

The Ski Train is a wonderful consist and I look forward to seeing it this year. While I don't ski the museum I sit on the board of is going to be running a PV charter to Denver as a fundraiser, and then buying a group ticket on the ski train so our passengers can hit the slopes. I am also...

With the exception of what daybeers has stated in longer train lengths you shouldn't have to worry. The Amfleet I's which they are using on the corridor all have a master door control by the conductor. And you shouldn't have a problem. Now lower level platforms that is a different story because...

I tend to disagree as that is the highest cost of all of the plans based on having to completely rebuild the right of way. And you really wouldn't have much to gain. The primary operator in the Madison is the WATCO owned Wisconsin & Southern and I think Amtrak and them could coexist well. In...

It is very new that I am able to be back. I'm with PSA not Piedmont. Even though I work with a lot of Piedmont agents everyday. I've finally gotten to having a line so I have a lot more control over my future. PSA has rapidly changed since I was last able to post. We're opening a DFW base mostly...