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Our Return to the Rails This is our second trip on Amtrak this year. It is solely as a result of a $500 credit voucher issued to us after our less than spectacular spring vacation from Cleburne, TX to Tucson AZ, and return. DAY ONE A couple of weeks ago I noticed on our calendar that Labor...

OK, just checking on the HF (we're on it tomorrow) and the Dixieland Tracker shows service disruption, and the Amtrak site shows "Service Cancelled". Has anyone heard what's up and how long the issue will take to resolve? That would really, really suck having to take a bus from FTW to OKC...

OK, I have convinced the wife to try a quick getaway and to take the train. We still had the $500 credit kindly issued from Amtrak after our rather disappointing LD vacation earlier this year (CBR-TUS-CBR) So, we are taking a quick little jaunt form CBR to OKC and back. I didn't want to have...

I just finished a great book that is both accurate and timely. It is titled "WAITING ON A TRAIN, The Embattled Future of Passenger Rail Service". The author is James McCommons, with a rather useless forward by the economics crackpot James Kunstler. Even though the book first went to press in...

Howdy, I have a question about the above-mentioned ETC. The e-mail it came in explains how to redeem it, but I have another question - do I have to use the full amount in one booking, or can I plan a couple of shorter distance trips with the value assigned ($500)? The steps for redeeming the...

OK, this is the trip report from our recent round trip from CBR to TUS. It has been a very long time since we had last ridden Amtrak. When I was stuck on the east coast we used to ride the Colonial from NPN to WUS on weekends. It was a pleasant way to take a trip and avoid the congestion and...

OK folks, I have been tracking OTP of 21/421 and 22/422 just to have an idea of what to expect for my first LD train vacation (officially dubbed our "Land Cruise" by the wife) coming up over the Memorial Day holiday next month. I know that there is track maintenance that has necessitated a...

Wife just called me into the living room - news coverage about a derailed BNSF freight outside of Valley Mills TX. My wife even recognized the location, as we pass right by there on our semi-monthly trips to Waco. I can't remember if this part is double-tracked or not. I think not. So, the...

Howdy, Quick question for those of you familiar with the use of scanners while aboard Amtrak LD trains. In May we are going on our first LD train ride, and our first Amtrak ride since the early 90's. Watching some YouTube videos so that I'll know what we should expect, I have noticed that...

Just out of boredom today, I thought that I'd check and see how the Texas Eagles were running (as far as on-time performance). Well, I saw both Train 22's, but no soutbound Train 21/421 today. I was looking on the Amtrak site using their "Track a Train" feature. Seems pretty odd to me that I...

OK, kinda half-heartedly listening to the news today, i thought I heard some story about a local college (basketball?) team heading to Oklahoma to play a game there. I guess that the train was delayed by mechanical issues (locomotive may have dies on the track I guess) and they finally ended up...

OK, lookng at the new locomotives that are being used by Amtrak, a crazy question popped into my head. First, for a little background; my Grandfather was an engineer (first steam, then diesel) for the Rock Island Line, and then Burlington. He was based out of Teague, Texas. My uncle followed...

Howdy Folks, I have a few questions for y'all. I have booked the wife and I for a little getaway vaction in late May. We board the SB TE in Cleburne, TX for through connections on the SL to Tuscon via San Antonio, & return. We have booked a roomette each way. My questions are: What consist...