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Way not to go Amtrak ! http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/02/passengers_on_boston-bound_amt.html

The Food Facts site has new menus posted for the trains with full dining car service. A quick glance showed the shrimp/crab cakes are replaced with a spice rubbed cod loin, and the specials are now a chicken dish with a note to market towards First Class passengers, and a turkey entree to...

Due to track work in Maine the Downeaster will have a special schedules from October 11th to November 6. For the most part there will be Bustitutions north of Wells station for the duration of the temporary schedule, and NO TRAIN SERVICE and No Alternative Services the weekend of October 22 and...

VIA Rail workers MAY strike as early as this Monday, June 13th, and needless to say this will affect a number of Amtrak trains. http://www.newstimes.com/business/article/Primark-ready-for-Danbury-opening-7973633.php Ken

In it's rush to install PTC buy the intitial deadline of 12/31/15, SEPTA learned the lesson that what works in one type of rail car, may not work in another. While most other regional agencies have made it clear that they will NOT Make the year end deadline, SEPTA indicated that it could...

With July 1st just under 2 weeks away, this is a good time to recap what changes are due to take effect July 1st. As we all know the Silver Star will no longer offer a full service dining car, as part of a "test" to run through January of'16. The lounge car will offer Amtraks National Cafe Car...

With much said about the upcoming elimination of the full service diner on the Silver Star, there are (2) examples of seasonal dining options from north of the border that culd work on Amtrak. On VIA Rail, an enhanced coach class diner service is available on the Canadian, and Churchill...

Saturday, April 4th, was not a good day for the northern leg of the NEC, and poor communications (and a few toher things) just made a bad situation worse. We were taking our usual trip from New London to Boston on train 150, (returning on 167) and all was well until we got to Providence. At...