the_traveler
Engineer
Yes - the 4 mile drive to the station seems to go on and on for me! :lol:
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Notelvis
Conductor
Yes -
Nearest Amtrak station is nearly two hours away and it is served only during the wee hours. Finding a day train means driving at least three hours.
My wife and I are considering relocating when the economy improves and the Raleigh, NC area is high on our list.....in part because of the availability of transportation OPTIONS...... ie: busy train stations.
Supposedly NC is a growing, great place to live and they support trains!
Other considerations might be the WAS Area (if you can take the winters and the prices),Texas (yes!4 of the top ten Yahoo places for growth are Texas Cities, only Houston is short of trains (two West and East, Sunsets, but only three days a week!)and the ALB,New mexico area.The NW (Seattle and Portland)are great also!Cold winters but Illinois,Missouri,Wisconson and Minnesota are also good for trains and have a fairly good economy! Of course Wyoming,South Dakota, Alaska and Hawaii have zero LD trains! Down here we envy the NEC for all their trains!Welcome to this forum, Notelvis. I have read you before on another forum.
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Notelvis
Conductor
Sure have Bill! You even shared some copies of timetables from an old Official Railway Guide with me. Thanks.
I enjoy the other forum a great deal but it seems like the cast of regulars there keeps getting smaller....... and this one seems to be pretty active.
Sometime next week I hope to have the time to play with this one a bit and see if I can add a signature with real name, what area I live in, etc....... For now I'm about to be totally off-line from about this time tomorrow until late Monday. I'm going to fly out west and catch #6 back! Had some 40,000 Guest Reward Points burning a hole in my pocket.
Ozark Southern
Lead Service Attendant
I chose my username because I live just a few blocks from where the Frisco Ozark Southern Railway used to operate. Today it's a freight-only BNSF line. Amtrak did a study on using it for passenger service a few years ago, and it was determined that the line would lose $3 million per year, and that it's not a candidate for high-speed rail because certain sections have a maximum operating speed of 10 mph. Alas, I shall have to continue to drive two hours to the nearest Amtrak station.
Aloha
To make you feel a little better it takes me about 8 hours to get to my nearest Amtrak station (about 1.5 hours due to TSA)
the_traveler
Engineer
Until Amtrak builds the High Speed tunnel to HI! :lol: But I hear the sharks, whales, jellyfish and salmon are complaining about the noise! :blink:
Welcome Ozark Southern!
Ozark Southern
Lead Service Attendant
Yes, but there's a geographic reason you don't have an Amtrak station. My problem can be fixed by more people riding the train; yours can only be fixed by a land bridge to California.
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Just a really big fan of Back to the Future and Michael J. Fox. I wanted to use the number 85. If you're a fan, you'd know why. But apparently this forum has a BTF fan as well...the number was already taken.
the_traveler
Engineer
Welcome!
And I can't wait for Amtrak to get that nuclear powered steam locomotive!
SereneFury
Train Attendant
SereneFury is just a name I adopted for gaming, actually. I'm nice and sweet to my friends, but get on my bad side and the fury comes out. And it's just kinda stuck.
the_traveler
Engineer
I'd better stay on your good side then! Is it the right side or the left side? :huh:
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SereneFury
Train Attendant
Hehe, I think my bf is still trying to figure that out too...
frugalist
Lead Service Attendant
Someone who specializes in the science of chemistry is a chemist. Someone who specializes in the science of physics is a physicist. Someone who specializes in the science of botany is a botanist. I specialize in the science of frugality. Therefore I am a frugalist. I like to think I have taken the study and practice of frugality from an art form and turned it into a science.
the_traveler
Engineer
My frugality has led me to many, many, many long, long, long trips for a low cost - namely $-0-!
(I'm very cheap!
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frugalist
Lead Service Attendant
I believe you may be up for nomination for a Nobel Prize in Frugality this year.My frugality has led me to many, many, many long, long, long trips for a low cost - namely $-0-!(I'm very cheap!)
the_traveler
Engineer
It was offered to me last year, but I didn't accept it!I believe you may be up for nomination for a Nobel Prize in Frugality this year.My frugality has led me to many, many, many long, long, long trips for a low cost - namely $-0-!(I'm very cheap!)
One of my pursuits is chasing Mexican rail, hence CH-P for the Chihuahua-Pacifico railroad that runs from Topolobampo, Sinaloa to Chihuahua, Chihuahua. Amtrak is a blast, but still wish they could run a train like the Chepe Segundo, almost anything goes!
Aloha
With my spelling and typing I am sure glad I don't have to type those names. Good Luck getting Amtrak to do a run to/from Mexico.
With my spelling and typing I am sure glad I don't have to type those names. Good Luck getting Amtrak to do a run to/from Mexico.
the_traveler
Engineer
That city must have a lot of barking going on!
And they say New York, New York is the "City That Never Sleeps"! I'd hate to try to sleep in Chihauhau with all that racket going on!
Great thread. You've got me "howling and barking" with laughter!
Funny thing I saw one day was while walking in Ciudad Chihuahua's outdoor mall was a woman taking her Chihuahua for a stroll; the setting couldn't have been any better.
As you say, NYC is the place that never sleeps. But man, do those Mexicans ever know how to party just as long! Depends on the city of course.
And yes, not holding my breathj for an Amtrak run into Mexico City just yet, just a dream.....One run to consider though that is about five to six hours long is the Felipe Pescador, Zacatecas to Torreon, Coahuila passenger train. A one car affair with either a SD40-2 or Geep. Since it's a low status job, the train dives into the "hole" whenever there is a meet with freights. I prefer this since I get to see the diesels up close whereas just flying by is the norm. otherwise on Amtrak.
Funny thing I saw one day was while walking in Ciudad Chihuahua's outdoor mall was a woman taking her Chihuahua for a stroll; the setting couldn't have been any better.
As you say, NYC is the place that never sleeps. But man, do those Mexicans ever know how to party just as long! Depends on the city of course.
And yes, not holding my breathj for an Amtrak run into Mexico City just yet, just a dream.....One run to consider though that is about five to six hours long is the Felipe Pescador, Zacatecas to Torreon, Coahuila passenger train. A one car affair with either a SD40-2 or Geep. Since it's a low status job, the train dives into the "hole" whenever there is a meet with freights. I prefer this since I get to see the diesels up close whereas just flying by is the norm. otherwise on Amtrak.
Moses
Train Attendant
Its a nickname they called me while working in Hawaii. . not sure why but I just adopted it. for I help people realize the true way of living
the_traveler
Engineer
Me too! The ONLY way to live is to be on a train!
